Heatwave: In fotos- hot weather dey ‘bake’ pipo for Western Europe

Much of Western Europe bin dey face very hot weather, wit extreme heat warnings issued and record temperatures tumbling.

Dis na how di continent look as pipo dey struggle to keep cool.

UK

Di UK see im hottest day ever on Tuesday, wit temperatures passing 40C for di first time. Dis foto from Monday, of how dem dey give one of di Queen’s Guard water, na one of di defining images of di heatwave.

A Queen's Guard serviceman is given water

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Fires bin break out around London, dey disrupt transport and those wey fit travel face hard conditions.

Commuters on the London underground

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A topless cyclist in London

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France

France don see dozens of local heat records tumble. Wildfires don also destroy large tracts of land, forcing thousands to run comot. Dis firefighters bin stop gas canisters from going kpoof by putting dem in a swimming pool at an upmarket hotel.

French firefighters fill canisters in a swimming pool

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A burnt out refrigerator after a wildfire in France

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Charred trees near a swimming pool in France

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Switzerland

For neighbouring Switzerland d heat dry out di shore of Brenet Lake, marooning boats.

Boats on the dried out shore of Brenet Lake

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Germany

Germany don dey also prepare for potentially record-breaking temperatures. For di capital, Berlin, tourists carry dia own shade to see some of di city’s landmarks.

Women shield themselves from sun with umbrellas during a heatwave in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany,

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Di animals for Berlin Zoo also dey at risk from di high temperatures like di human visitors. Dem dey feed dis seals frozen fish.

Sea lions eat frozen fish during a hot weather in Berlin Zoo, Germany, July 19, 2022.

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Italy

Tourists in Rome were also undaunted by the heat.

A woman refills her bottle with water from the "Fontana della Barcaccia" fountain at Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, on July 19, 2022

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A woman holds an umbrella at Rome's Trevi fountain

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Spain

Deadly wildfires don force thousands of pipo run comot dia homes. Di temperature done drop but some still dey burn.

Firefighters from the Brigadas de Refuerzo en Incendios Forestales (BRIF) tackle a forest fire approaching to houses at El Hoyo de Pinares on July 18, 2022 in Avila, Spain.

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The aftermath of a forest fire in Spain

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A man beats out a wildfire in Spain

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Belgium

Older people dey especially vulnerable for heatwave. Dis residents of care home dey keep cool by dipping dia feet inside pool.

Care home residents keep cool in Belgium

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