A woman cools off in a water mist machine installed by city administration to assist people in coping with the heat on a torrid day, as the National Weather forecaster issued an extreme heat code red warning for most parts of the country, in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Millions of people across Europe are sweltering under an early-season heat wave this week as temperatures climb to unusually high levels.
People refresh in a fountain after the Angelus noon prayer celebrated by Pope Leo XIV from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Hundreds of people gather in a public pool in Frankfurt, Germany, on a hot Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)A girl cools off in a public fountain in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)People enjoy the shade of the trees at Place des Vosges during a heat wave in Paris, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)A Fiaker horse carriage rider cools his horses on a hot summer day in the city center of Vienna, Austria, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)A couple walks by a public fountain on a torrid day, as the National Weather forecaster issued an extreme heat code red warning for parts of the country, in the coming days in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)People refresh in front of a water-sprinkling cannon brought by Rome’s municipality to relieve tourists visiting the Colosseum and Roman Forum as temperatures reach record highs, in Rome, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Workers deliver water bottles to a restaurant next to Galata bridge on a summer day in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)People use parasols to protect themselves from the sun as they queue outside a shop in London, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)A worker drinks water as he sets up a stage for the upcoming Ironman triathlon, Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Faithful shelter from the hot sun as Pope Leo’s XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)A person cools off at Trocadero fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave in Paris, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)The thermometer of a drugstore shows the temperature of 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) as temperatures reach record highs, in Rome, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)A man on a train wipes sweat from his face on a hot day in London, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)A man takes shelter in the shade of a street board to protect himself from the sun in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)A girl wearing a traditional outfit uses a hand held battery powered fan to cool down on a hot day during an event marking summer solstice at the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Workers remove scaffolding during a period of high temperatures in Antwerp, Belgium, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)A man shelters from the sun as he crosses Westminster Bridge as a heat wave is predicted in London, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Newly couple of spouses shelter for the hot sun as they wait to meet Pope Leo’s XIV during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)A worker drinks water on a construction site during high temperatures in Boulogne Billancourt, outside Paris, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena )Visitors shield themself from the sun with umbrellas as they walk in the garden of the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris, during a heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Two young women refresh under a water mister in Lille , northern France, Monday June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)People walk under a passageway at Yeni mosque during a hot day in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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