SHOTLIST: ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS (JULY 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE TRYING TO COOL OFF, SWIMMING, PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 2. BOATS MOVING IN SEA 3. VEHICLES, MOTORCYCLES AND PEOPLE RIDING BICYCLES 4. WIDE SHOT OF RIVER, BUILDINGS 5. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE TRYING TO COOL OFF, SWIMMING, PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIESROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS - JULY 2, 2025: The Netherlands officially recorded its first heat wave since August 2022 on Wednesday (July 2) as temperatures reached 30.2°C at 11:20 a.m. at the De Bilt weather station, meeting the criteria set by national weather service Weeronline. Later that afternoon, at 13:30, the temperatures rose to 33.7°C, setting a new record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the Netherlands on July 2. The previous record of 33.6°C was set in 2010. It is the second day in a row that a temperature record has been broken in the Netherlands. Since temperature records began in 1901, De Bilt has registered 31 official heatwaves – 16 in the 20th century and 15 since 2000. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) issued an "orange alert" on Tuesday for extreme heat in Noord-Brabant, Gelderland, and Limburg for July 1–2, while a "yellow alert" was declared for the rest of the country and the National Heat Plan was activated nationwide. The institute warned that high temperatures could pose serious health risks, particularly to people with chronic illnesses, urging them to stay indoors.