A volunteer distributes free bottles of water to tourists near the Colosseum in Rome. AP
A fire burning through a forest near Mandas, in the south of the island of Sardinia, Italy, one of many that swept through Southern Europe and other parts of the Mediterranean this summer. Reuters
Large parts of southern Italy and the wider Mediterranean are experiencing a searing heatwave, which in turn has sparked a series of wildfires. Here, water is dumped on a fire in Petralia Soprana, near Palermo, Sicily. AP
Fire turns the sky a vivid orange near Mandas, southern Sardinia. AP
Four people across southern Italy are thought to have been killed by fires. Pictured here is the Sicilian town of Giarratana burning. Reuters
A man cools off in a fountain at Piazza della Rotonda in Rome in a heatwave that has also devastated parts of Greece, Turkey and Algeria, where deaths and evacuations have been commonplace over the past few days. AFP
A thermometer outside a pharmacy reads 44°C in central Rome. AFP via Getty Images
A boy seeks respite from the sweltering heat at Barcaccia fountain near the Spanish Steps in Rome. Italy is fighting more than 500 fires as a record temperature of nearly 49°C was recorded in Sicily. Reuters
Residents and tourists seek refreshment and shade on another brutally hot day in the Italian capital. EPA
Tourists are sprayed with water by a fan in Rome. EPA
A volunteer distributes free bottles of water to tourists near the Colosseum in Rome. AP
A fire burning through a forest near Mandas, in the south of the island of Sardinia, Italy, one of many that swept through Southern Europe and other parts of the Mediterranean this summer. Reuters
Large parts of southern Italy and the wider Mediterranean are experiencing a searing heatwave, which in turn has sparked a series of wildfires. Here, water is dumped on a fire in Petralia Soprana, near Palermo, Sicily. AP
Fire turns the sky a vivid orange near Mandas, southern Sardinia. AP
Four people across southern Italy are thought to have been killed by fires. Pictured here is the Sicilian town of Giarratana burning. Reuters
A man cools off in a fountain at Piazza della Rotonda in Rome in a heatwave that has also devastated parts of Greece, Turkey and Algeria, where deaths and evacuations have been commonplace over the past few days. AFP
A thermometer outside a pharmacy reads 44°C in central Rome. AFP via Getty Images
A boy seeks respite from the sweltering heat at Barcaccia fountain near the Spanish Steps in Rome. Italy is fighting more than 500 fires as a record temperature of nearly 49°C was recorded in Sicily. Reuters
Residents and tourists seek refreshment and shade on another brutally hot day in the Italian capital. EPA
Tourists are sprayed with water by a fan in Rome. EPA
A volunteer distributes free bottles of water to tourists near the Colosseum in Rome. AP
