Many nations in Europe are under a heat wave that has caused devastating fires in some parts of the continent.
Over 1000 deaths have been attributed to the weather in Spain and Portugal. In France and Greece, firefighters have been out in force to fight fires.
Britain recorded its hottest-ever day on Tuesday, with a high of 39.1 degrees Celsius, breaking the previous record.
The Rhine River is a vital shipping route in Europe and is causing concern in Germany.
Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire next to the village of Tabara, near Zamora, northern Spain, on July 18, 2022.Paramedics help a patient into an ambulance during a heat wave in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, July 18, 2022.Firefighters take positions as smoke rises from a forest fire near Louchats, as wildfires continue to spread in the Gironde region of southwestern France, July 18, 2022. Firefighters operate at the site of a wildfire in Pumarejo de Tera near Zamora, northern Spain, on June 18, 2022.Firefighters respond to a large wildfire that has broken out in woodland at Lickey Hills Country Park on the edge of Birmingham.A helicopter works during a forest fire in Cebreros on July 18, 2022 in Avila, Spain.Firefighters try to control a forest fire near Louchats in Gironde, southwestern France on July 17, 2022.Tourists look at the plume of dark smoke over the Dune of Pilat from Cap Ferret due to a wildfire in a forest near La Teste, southwestern France.A photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows a puddle of water amid the nearly dried-up river bed of the Rhine in Cologne, western Germany, as many parts of Europe experience a heatwave.
