In Pictures: Millions in the US swelter in June heatwaves
Scorching heat is gripping parts of the country with dangerously high temperatures.
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Children playing in an open fire hydrant as temperatures climbed to around 35 deg C on June 23 in Chicago, Illinois.
PHOTO: AFP
People trying to stay cool in Manhattan on June 23.
PHOTO: AFP
An advertisement for an iced drink amid 35.6 deg C temperatures in the Bronx, in New York City, on June 23.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A commuter using a hand fan at the 14th Street-Union Square subway station in New York City on June 23.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
A bird bathing in a water fountain in Manhattan on June 23.
PHOTO: AFP
People trying to stay cool in Manhattan on June 23.
PHOTO: AFP
People riding a tour boat on the Chicago River as temperatures climbed to around 35 deg C in Chicago, Illinois, on June 23.
PHOTO: AFP
People cooling off in the Crown Fountain at Millennium Park as temperatures topped 35 deg C in Chicago, Illinois, on June 21.
PHOTO: AFP
A woman painting under an umbrella on the Lake Front Trail, bordering Lake Michigan, on June 21. Nearly a third of the US population woke up to sweltering temperatures on June 21 as the first heat wave of the summer broke over the Midwest and Central Plains.
PHOTO: JIM VONDRUSKA/NYTIMES
A youth cooling off with a fan in Omaha, Nebraska, during a college sports event on June 21.
PHOTO: KC MCGINNIS/NYTIMES
