• Young Iraqi boys cool themselves at the Aquatic City waterpark in Erbil, Iraq. Ahmed Jalil / EPA
    Young Iraqi boys cool themselves at the Aquatic City waterpark in Erbil, Iraq. Ahmed Jalil / EPA
  • An Iraqi man unloads air condition units at a store in the Karada district of Baghdad as temperatures tipped over 50°C.
    An Iraqi man unloads air condition units at a store in the Karada district of Baghdad as temperatures tipped over 50°C.
  • Iraqi men stand next a/c units in Baghdad. Haider Mohammed Ali / AFP Photo
    Iraqi men stand next a/c units in Baghdad. Haider Mohammed Ali / AFP Photo
  • An Iranian Taxi driver splashes water over his face to cool off during a hot weather spell in Tehran. Abedein Taherkenareh / EPA
    An Iranian Taxi driver splashes water over his face to cool off during a hot weather spell in Tehran. Abedein Taherkenareh / EPA
  • Iranian women carry chilled bottles of water in Tehran. Abedein Taherkenareh / EPA
    Iranian women carry chilled bottles of water in Tehran. Abedein Taherkenareh / EPA
  • An Iranian street vendor feels the heat. Abedein Taherkenareh / EPA
    An Iranian street vendor feels the heat. Abedein Taherkenareh / EPA
  • More cold water for Iran’s taxi drivers. Abedein Taherkenareh / EPA
    More cold water for Iran’s taxi drivers. Abedein Taherkenareh / EPA

Keeping cool from scorching heatwave in Iran and Iraq - in pictures


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A punishing heatwave causes temperatures to feel-like 72°C in Iran and 51°C in Iraq.