Thousands crowd English beach town as heatwave hits restriction-weary Europe
By AFP
27 June 2020 |
10:43 am
Thousands crowd the beach in the English coastal town of Bournemouth to soak up the sun on the hottest day of the year as lockdown measures are slowly eased -- but with officials still warning of another surge in COVID-19 cases.
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