Barcelona issues heat alert and gives out water and caps to homeless people

Authorities also set up air-conditioned climate refuges' as city struggles with record temperatures

Barcelona council is handing out water and caps to homeless people and has issued a heat alert as the city struggles to cope with record-breaking temperatures.

The temperature at midnight on Wednesday was close to 30C (86F) after daytime temperatures hit 38.8C. Humidity is also high, adding to the sensation of suffocating heat.