The country is in the grip of a blistering heatwave that saw the mercury hit 40C at the weekend


TENS of thousands of people have flocked to China’s overcrowded pools and beaches after the mercury hit 40C at the weekend.


The heatwave has seen the country’s busy beaches pushed to breaking point as the masses search for respite from the blazing hot weather.



The pool was so full it was difficult to even see the water from above


The pool was so full it was difficult to even see the water from abo


The temperature has hit 40C in many parts of the country

Thousands of people crowd a beach in Dalian city, in eastern China yesterday

The notoriously crowded beaches were even more full than normal yesterday

China was subjected to a scorching heat wave over the weekend

Temperatures at the weekend in China hit 40C, forecasters said

Dozens of beachgoers floated in the refreshing water on lilos

The shot from above reveals the vast numbers of people clamouring for space on the sand

A man vying with huge crowds tries to position his lilo in the water

Beachgoers used the water to cool off while also keeping their t-shirts and jumpers on to shade themselves from the sun



The centre also warned local authorities to take precautions against fires that may be triggered by excessive power loads caused by air conditioner use.

Photographs showed the chaotic and crowded scenes which unfolded in Dalian, in the country’s east, yesterday.

Remarkably, even animals are showing signs of overheating and exhaustion.

A herd of water buffalo were photographed dragging themselves into mud pools in China in a bid to cool themselves off.

The large beasts looked almost camouflaged after covering themselves from head to toe.

Even buffalo tried to go for a swim to cool off in the scorching temperaturesThe animals looked rather unimpressed in the uncomfortable heatwaveThey desperately resorted to climbing into mud to try and escape the heatChina's heatwave has sent both humans and animals in search of water

Meanwhile, hundreds of passengers were trapped in sweltering carriages after a high-speed train became stranded without water or electricity.

The travellers were unable to open the carriage doors, reports said, and they baked in the carriages under the mid-day sun.

Their situation was worsened after the train’s air-conditioning system stopped working due to the power outage.

According to reports, it was not until 2pm – around two hours after they had broken down – that the train was operational once more, taking the travellers to their destination.

According to officials at China Railway High-speed, the malfunction was caused by the collapse of a 220 kilovolt cable on the tracks.

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That water self go don hot