Temperatures soar as heatwave sweeps across the globe - in pictures

Mercury could soar to 48°C in parts of Europe

An Iraqi man cool himself off in a spray of water during a sweltering hot day at the Al-Khilani square in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA

Children play on water jets at a public square on a very hot afternoon in Madrid, Spain. Getty Images

A costumed spiderman drinks during a heat wave in New York. Bloomberg

A pedestrian carries an umbrella during a heat wave in Miami, Florida, US. Bloomberg

A Palestinian, Mustafa Abdou, repairs fan in his shop amid a heatwave at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. Reuters

A man dives into a canal during a hot day in Larkana district of Sind province. AFP

A man cools himself with a fan while browsing his phone on a sweltering day in Beijing. AP

People drink coconut water at a market in Dubai to cope with the hot weather. AFP

A worker washes his face to cope with the hot weather in Dubai. AFP

An Egyptian girl cools off in the water amid a heatwave, at a Red Sea resort in Hurghada Egypt. Reuters

Pedestrians hold umbrellas for protection from the sun during a heat wave in New York, US. Bloomberg

A homeless person holds an umbrella to block out the sun on a hot day in New York City. AFP

Bottles of water being delivered on a hot summer day in Istanbul. AP

Diving into the Treska river near Skopje, as temperatures in North Macedonia soared. AFP

A woman takes a photograph of the Acropolis in Athens in high temperatures. AFP

A woman uses a veil to shelter from the sun at the Capitoline Hill during a heatwave across Italy, in Rome, July 13, 2023. REUTERS / Remo Casilli

Shelia Nunez, 40, cools her dog with ice while sitting under a shaded bus stop in Phoenix, Arizona. AFP

A lion eats an icy treat containing meat and ostrich eggs to cool down during a regional heatwave at the Safari Zoological Centre in Ramat Gan, Israel. Reuters

Children play in a water fountain near the walls of Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters

Traffic warden Rai Rogers works on his street corner under the hot sun in Las Vegas. AFP

A woman uses a fan amid an alert for a heatwave in Shanghai. Reuters

Andrea Washington pours water on herself in the Hungry Hill neighbourhood of Austin, Texas. Getty

A busy beach in Rabat, Morocco. EPA

A person receives medical attention after collapsing in a shop in Phoenix, Arizona, in high heat. AFP

An Iraqi dives into the Tigris to beat the heat in Baghdad. AP

Youths play in a fountain at a park in the Syrian capital Damascus, as temperatures exceed 35°C. AFP

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