Syria's soaring temperatures – in pictures

  • Children play in a makeshift pool in the back of a pick-up truck as the temperature soars, at a camp for the internally displaced in Idlib, north-western Syria. All photos: AFP
    Children play in a makeshift pool in the back of a pick-up truck as the temperature soars, at a camp for the internally displaced in Idlib, north-western Syria. All photos: AFP
  • Volunteers spray water for the children to cool down.
    Volunteers spray water for the children to cool down.
  • A woman cools down her tent with water amid soaring temperatures in a camp near Syria's Bab Al Hawa border area with Turkey.
    A woman cools down her tent with water amid soaring temperatures in a camp near Syria's Bab Al Hawa border area with Turkey.
  • Volunteers provide ice for internally displaced people at the camp in Killi in rebel-held Idlib, Syria.
    Volunteers provide ice for internally displaced people at the camp in Killi in rebel-held Idlib, Syria.
  • Children play in a makeshift pool in the back of a pick-up truck in Killi, where the temperature has regularly exceeded 40°C in the past few days.
    Children play in a makeshift pool in the back of a pick-up truck in Killi, where the temperature has regularly exceeded 40°C in the past few days.
  • The sun beats down on the camp in Killi.
    The sun beats down on the camp in Killi.
  • An inventive method for keeping cool.
    An inventive method for keeping cool.
  • Many in Idlib province will be delighted to know that cooler temperatures are forecast for the week ahead, with highs of about 33°C. Nights will remain warm with lows of 21°C.
    Many in Idlib province will be delighted to know that cooler temperatures are forecast for the week ahead, with highs of about 33°C. Nights will remain warm with lows of 21°C.