European forecasters warned that 'hell is coming' with a record breaking heatwave hitting the continent from Tuesday -- posing a threat to life.
Authorities have urged children and older people to stay indoors and issued severe warnings against dehydration and heatstroke.
The heat wave is being caused by a 2,000-mile wide plume of hot air dubbed the 'Saharan bubble' which is being blown from Africa by an unusually strong jet stream.
Paris, France
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People cool off in the Trocadero fountains across from the Eiffel Tower in Paris as a heat wave hit much of the country, France. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters
Nice, France
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People cool off in water fountains in Nice as a heat wave is expected in much of the country. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters
Cagnicourt, France
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A woman drinks water during sunset, as a heat wave hits France, in Cagnicourt. Meteorologists compared this week's weather to a heat wave in 2003 which killed an estimated 15,000 people in France. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters
Berlin, Germany
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A girl enjoys a cool breeze at a fountain in Berlin, Germany. Most of Germany was also issued with a heat warning. Temperatures in Germany could beat the previous June record of 38.2C, set in Frankfurt in 1947. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters
Berlin, Germany
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Female elephant Phang Pha uses a water hose by herself to cool off at the Berlin. People were warned to stay out of the sun and drink plenty of water. Photograph: Annegret Hilse/Reuters
St Peter's Square, Vatican
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Members of the clergy hold umbrellas ahead of the general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters
Brussels, Belgium
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A man cools off with a bottle of water on a hot summer day in a park in Brussels. In Belgium, the Royal Meteorological Institute also issued a severe heat warning, saying it was expecting temperatures in the range of 93F to 95F (34C to 35C). Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Brussels, Belgium
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A woman helps her dog to cool off in a fountain on a hot summer day in Brussels, Belgium. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Copenhagen, Denmark
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A woman and her child bathe at Amager Strandpark in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photograph: Nikolai Linares/Ritzau Scanpix/Reuters
Rome, Italy
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A woman cools off at a fountain in downtown Rome as a heat wave hits Italy. Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters
Kiev, Ukraine
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A woman rests in the shadow on a hot summer day in central Kiev, Ukraine. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
Madrid, Spain
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People enjoy boat rides at Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters