Heatwave sweeps across Europe - in pictures

  • A child jumps into the sea in front of the Maiden's Tower in Istanbul, as Europe's deadly heatwave pushes eastwards. AFP
    A child jumps into the sea in front of the Maiden's Tower in Istanbul, as Europe's deadly heatwave pushes eastwards. AFP
  • Sheltering from the heat on a sunny day at Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, where a new national temperature record of 40.9°C was set on June 27. EPA
    Sheltering from the heat on a sunny day at Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, where a new national temperature record of 40.9°C was set on June 27. EPA
  • A child cooling off in Turin, northern Italy. EPA
    A child cooling off in Turin, northern Italy. EPA
  • People dive from an artificial pier into the sea in Durres, western Albania. AFP
    People dive from an artificial pier into the sea in Durres, western Albania. AFP
  • Greenwich Park, London. PA
    Greenwich Park, London. PA
  • Mist machines near the Colosseum in Rome. EPA
    Mist machines near the Colosseum in Rome. EPA
  • St Stephen's Green in Dublin. PA
    St Stephen's Green in Dublin. PA
  • The Canal Saint-Martin in Paris. Reuters
    The Canal Saint-Martin in Paris. Reuters
  • People swim and sunbathe at Lake Piaseczno, Poland, where officials have issued extreme heat warnings for most of the country. EPA
    People swim and sunbathe at Lake Piaseczno, Poland, where officials have issued extreme heat warnings for most of the country. EPA
  • Dortmund-Ems Canal in Germany. AFP
    Dortmund-Ems Canal in Germany. AFP