雅虎香港電視

STORY: Japanese macaques were given access to running water in their enclosure while other animals were treated with ice cubes frozen with fruits and vegetables to get some respite from the scorching heat. Many visitors held umbrellas and handheld portable fans to cope with the high temperature while looking at the animal exhibits.

Temperatures of around 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) were expected in some parts of greater Tokyo, home to 37 million people, on the sixth day of a heatwave that began after the earliest end to the capital's rainy season in decades.

Maximum highs are not forecast to drop to 30C (86F) before Tuesday (July 5).