In Pictures: Heatwaves in cities around the world

As temperatures soar in Tokyo, Japan, the month of July has seen a heatwave in countries around the world as people find ways to beat the sweltering weather.

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July 19, 2018 at 3:58 PM

Visitors jostle with each other at a pool in the Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo, Japan, on July 16, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A thermometer shows the temperature and humidity at the construction site of the main stadium for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, on July 18, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People play with water on a fountain on a hot summer afternoon at India Gate in New Delhi, on June 19, 2018. PHOTO: NYTIMES

A man uses a fan as he walks on a street in Tokyo, Japan, on July 17, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Kashmiri boys jump into the waters of Nigeen Lake to beat the heat in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, on July 16, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Tourists at the Spanish Steps during a hot day in Rome, Italy, on July 14, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A man cools himself off in a fountain at the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy, on July 14, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Pedestrians walk past street artworks depicting fried eggs and melted rubber slippers in front of Hyundai Department Store in Daegu, South Korea, on July 13, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People sitting in the shade to cool off at a fountain during a summer heat wave in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 2, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Kids cool off from the extreme heat from an opened fire hydrant in Brooklyn, New York, on July 2, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy on a bicycle cools off from the extreme heat from an opened fire hydrant in Brooklyn, New York, on July 2, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman cools off from the extreme heat from an opened fire hydrant in Brooklyn, New York, on July 2, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man cools off in the spray of a fire hydrant during a heatwave on July 1, 2018, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PHOTO: AFP

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