In photos: Europe struggles under unprecedented heat wave
Much of Europe is sweltering in extreme heat, with record temperatures in some regions disrupting the economy, schools and transport networks.
People cool off near the Eiffel Tower during the ongoing heatwave in Paris, France.DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images
People gather at a mist dispenser to cool off during a heatwave, at Castle Square in Warsaw, Poland.Mateusz Kaczmarek/Reuters
A display in Berlin's Mitte district shows a temperature of 41 degrees Celsius during the ongoing heatwave in Central Europe.Axel Schmidt/Reuters
Tourists pass in a boat while others cool off in the Vltava River as a heatwave hits the Czech Republic.MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images
People queue at an ice cream truck during the BST Hyde Park festival in London, as an extreme heat warning remains in place.Jack Taylor/Reuters
Residents of Warsaw, Poland cool off by a fountain in the city centre.WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP/Getty Images
People cool off at Amager Beach in Copenhagen, Denmark, as the country records its highest temperature on record on Saturday.EMIL NICOLAI HELMS/AFP/Getty Images
A man runs runs through a public misting station in Budapest, Hungary.Marton Monus/Reuters
People cool off in the water at the Marineterrein in Amsterdam.Nicolas Economou/Reuters
Workers push carts loaded with bottled water through Saint Mark square in Venice.STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP/Getty Images
People queue to refill bottles at a public water fountain in Venice.STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP/Getty Images
People cool off in water sprayed by a police water cannon near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.Axel Schmidt/Reuters
Kids cool off by jumping into the River Wey south of London, as UK broke the June temperature record for the third day in a row on FridayJUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images
People swim in the Canal Saint-Martin after public swimming was permitted in certain areas of Paris amid the heatwave.Tom Nicholson/Reuters