In Pictures: Heatwave hits across the globe

Temperatures are soaring across the globe. Here are some ways people are cooling off in the intense weather.

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Jul 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

Roma child sunbathes after running through a fountain during a heat wave, on the main square in Skopje, on July 24, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Egyptians cool off after heat wave on the North Coast, on July 18, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Farmers wash cows at a farm in Douma, on July 17, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A mountain is covered with fog in Busan, on July 14, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A woman uses an umbrella against the sun in New York City on July 13, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Children play in a fountain during heat wave in Washington, on July 12, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Girls cool off in a fountain of the Plaza de Espana in Sevilla during a heat wave, on July 12, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Structures at Rancho Alegre Boy Scouts of America outdoor school near Santa Barbara, are left in ruins after the Whittier Fire swept through on July 9, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Children play with water at a park in Tokyo on July 8, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP

Iraqis cool off under an outdoor shower at a market in Baghdad as temperatures soared on July 4, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Suricats eat frozen watermelon to cool off at the Bioparco zoo in Rome during a heat wave on June 27, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

The dried up bed of the river Po, near Piacenza on June 23, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Two women use a pedal boat on the Old Danube river in Vienna, on June 21, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

A young boy finds some relief from the heat under a cascading waterfall feature at the Wet-N-Wild Water Park in Phoenix, on June 20, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

People cool themselves off in a water channel in Lahore during a heat wave on June 4, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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