A woman cools off in a water mist machine installed by city administration to assist people in coping with the heat on a torrid day, as the National Weather forecaster issued an extreme heat code red warning for most parts of the country, in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, June 29, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vadim Ghirda
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The thermometer of a drugstore shows the temperature of 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) as temperatures reach record highs, in Rome, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Andrew Medichini
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A person cools off at Trocadero fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave in Paris, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
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A man on a train wipes sweat from his face on a hot day in London, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
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A worker drinks water as he sets up a stage for the upcoming Ironman triathlon, Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, June 25, 2026. | Photo: AP/Michael Probst
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A girl wearing a traditional outfit uses a hand held battery powered fan to cool down on a hot day during an event marking summer solstice at the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Andreea Alexandru
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People use parasols to protect themselves from the sun as they queue outside a shop in London, Friday, June 26, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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People refresh in front of a water-sprinkling cannon brought by Rome's municipality to relieve tourists visiting the Colosseum and Roman Forum as temperatures reach record highs, in Rome, Friday, June 26, 2026. | Photo: AP/Andrew Medichini
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Workers deliver water bottles to a restaurant next to Galata bridge on a summer day in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, June 26, 2026. | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
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A Fiaker horse carriage rider cools his horses on a hot summer day in the city center of Vienna, Austria, Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Heinz-Peter Bader
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Hundreds of people gather in a public pool in Frankfurt, Germany, on a hot Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Michael Probst
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People enjoy the shade of the trees at Place des Vosges during a heat wave in Paris, Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
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People refresh in a fountain after the Angelus noon prayer celebrated by Pope Leo XIV from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, June 28, 2026. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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People walk under a passageway at Yeni mosque during a hot day in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 22, 2026. | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
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Two young women refresh under a water mister in Lille , northern France, Monday June 22, 2026. | Photo: AP/Jean-Francois Badias
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A man shelters from the sun as he crosses Westminster Bridge as a heat wave is predicted in London, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Faithful shelter from the hot sun as Pope Leo's XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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Newly couple of spouses shelter from the hot sun as they wait to meet Pope Leo's XIV during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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Workers remove scaffolding during a period of high temperatures in Antwerp, Belgium, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Virginia Mayo
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A man takes shelter in the shade of a street board to protect himself from the sun in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
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A girl cools off in a public fountain in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, June 26, 2026. | Photo: AP/Mindaugas Kulbis
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A couple walks by a public fountain on a torrid day, as the National Weather forecaster issued an extreme heat code red warning for parts of the country, in the coming days in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Andreea Alexandru