A punishing heatwave causes temperatures to feel-like 72°C in Iran and 51°C in Iraq.
Updated: August 03, 2015, 12:00 AM
Keeping cool from scorching heatwave in Iran and Iraq - in pictures
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.
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
Iranian women carry chilled bottles of water in Tehran. Abedein Taherkenareh / EPA
An Iranian street vendor feels the heat. Abedein Taherkenareh / EPA
More cold water for Iran’s taxi drivers. Abedein Taherkenareh / EPA