Tourists walk though fresh water vapor sprayed to the ground during a mister test, during a heat wave in Paris.
In Pics: Europe Sizzles As Heatwave Pushes Mercury To Record High
Europe is enduring its first major heatwave of the summer, with temperatures soaring in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Rome and other cities. The rise in mercury and change in European weather has led to people taking a bath at a fountain, use of umbrellas amongst other measures to beat the heat.
Spain Heat Wave Weather
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A woman fans herself while visiting the Sagrada Familia church on a hot day in Barcelona, Spain.
Switzerland Extreme Weather Heat
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A worker refreshes at a fountain during a heat wave in the city center of Basel, Switzerland.
Italy Weather Heat Wave
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People use umbrellas in hot weather to shelter from the sun while walking past the Colosseum, in Rome.
Britain Extreme Weather Heat
| Photo: AP/Alberto Pezzali
A woman uses a handheld fan in hot weather in Covent Garden, in London.
Germany Extreme Weather Heat
| Photo: AP/Michael Probst
An Icelandic horse drinks water from a water hose at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany at the beginning of a multi-day heat wave.
Britain Extreme Weather Heat
| Photo: AP/Alberto Pezzali
Customers buy ice cream from a van in St James's Park, in London.
France Extreme Weather Heat
| Photo: AP/Lewis Joly
A couple picnic in the shade along the Rhone river during a heat wave in Arles, southern France.
Switzerland Extreme Weather Heat
| Photo: AP/Martin Meissner
Young people take a bath at a fountain during a heat wave in the city center of Basel, Switzerland.
Italy Weather Heat Wave
| Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
Workers operate under the hot sun at a road construction site, in Milan, Italy.
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