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A father and daughter are shrouded by mist from a public fountain in Bucharest, Romania. AP
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A building destroyed by a wildfire in Mandra, north-west of Athens. Bloomberg
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A helicopter sprays water to douse a fire in Dervenochoria, Greece. AFP
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People try to escape the heat by swimming at Poetto beach in Sardinia, Italy. Bloomberg
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A fireman tries to control a wildfire in New Peramos, near Athens, Greece. AFP
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A man cools off at a fountain near the Pantheon in Rome, Italy. Reuters
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A resident inspects his home, which was completely destroyed by fire in Dervenochoria. EPA
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Lemurs try to reach iced fruit at the Rome Zoo in Italy. AFP
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Firefighters and volunteers work to extinguish a burning field during a wildfire in Saronida, south of Athens. Bloomberg
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Burnt trees after a wildfire in Kouvaras, near Athens. Reuters
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A woman covers herself with a scarf in Avignon, southern France. AFP
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A boy cools down at the Barcaccia fountain in Rome. AFP
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People play in the shore of the Aguilar de Campoo reservoir in Spain. AFP
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An umbrella provides shade during a heatwave in Rome. The Italian Health Ministry has put out a red alert. EPA
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Cooling off in a fountain in St Peter's square, Vatican City. AFP
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Swanning about in the sun is child's play, near Messina in Sicily. AFP
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The Tijarafe wildfire advances on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain. Reuters
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Tourists are hot to trot in a horse-drawn carriage in Seville, Spain. AFP
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A tree provides shelter from the sun in Thessaloniki, Greece, where a four-day heatwave has led to temperatures of up to 44°C. EPA
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A father and daughter are shrouded by mist from a public fountain in Bucharest, Romania. AP
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A building destroyed by a wildfire in Mandra, north-west of Athens. Bloomberg
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A helicopter sprays water to douse a fire in Dervenochoria, Greece. AFP
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People try to escape the heat by swimming at Poetto beach in Sardinia, Italy. Bloomberg
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A fireman tries to control a wildfire in New Peramos, near Athens, Greece. AFP
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A man cools off at a fountain near the Pantheon in Rome, Italy. Reuters
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A resident inspects his home, which was completely destroyed by fire in Dervenochoria. EPA
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Lemurs try to reach iced fruit at the Rome Zoo in Italy. AFP
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Firefighters and volunteers work to extinguish a burning field during a wildfire in Saronida, south of Athens. Bloomberg
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Burnt trees after a wildfire in Kouvaras, near Athens. Reuters
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A woman covers herself with a scarf in Avignon, southern France. AFP
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A boy cools down at the Barcaccia fountain in Rome. AFP
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People play in the shore of the Aguilar de Campoo reservoir in Spain. AFP
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An umbrella provides shade during a heatwave in Rome. The Italian Health Ministry has put out a red alert. EPA
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Cooling off in a fountain in St Peter's square, Vatican City. AFP
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Swanning about in the sun is child's play, near Messina in Sicily. AFP
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The Tijarafe wildfire advances on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain. Reuters
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Tourists are hot to trot in a horse-drawn carriage in Seville, Spain. AFP
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A tree provides shelter from the sun in Thessaloniki, Greece, where a four-day heatwave has led to temperatures of up to 44°C. EPA
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A father and daughter are shrouded by mist from a public fountain in Bucharest, Romania. AP
Temperatures to reach record highs in Europe as anticyclone Charon hits
Temperatures could reach almost 50°C in Sardinia by Wednesday, according to forecaster Il Meteo
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