Iraqis take to the river to cool down - in pictures

  • A boy cools off in the Shatt Al Arab waterway, formed at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, in Iraq's southern city of Basra near sunset. All photos by AFP
    A boy cools off in the Shatt Al Arab waterway, formed at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, in Iraq's southern city of Basra near sunset. All photos by AFP
  • A flock of geese swims past a boat in the Shatt Al Arab waterway.
    A flock of geese swims past a boat in the Shatt Al Arab waterway.
  • A boy stands by the waters of the Shatt Al Arab waterway.
    A boy stands by the waters of the Shatt Al Arab waterway.
  • A boy prepares to jump off the roof of a structure to cool off in the waters of the Shatt Al Arab waterway.
    A boy prepares to jump off the roof of a structure to cool off in the waters of the Shatt Al Arab waterway.
  • A man pilots a boat in the Shatt Al Arab waterway.
    A man pilots a boat in the Shatt Al Arab waterway.
  • A boy dives into the waters of the Shatt Al Arab waterway.
    A boy dives into the waters of the Shatt Al Arab waterway.
  • A boy cools off in the Shatt Al Arab waterway.
    A boy cools off in the Shatt Al Arab waterway.