In Pictures: How Europe is sweltering under a relentless heat wave
Authorities in Turkey are conducting precautionary evacuations in areas that are at risk of fire because the heat has made the country's high fire hazards worse. Emergency response teams have been sent in by officials to keep an eye on high-risk areas and help locals.A person walks on a bridge over the Miljacka River, which is almost dried-up with algae visible, amid a heatwave and drought in Sarajevo (AP Photo)Tourists use umbrellas to shelter against the sun outside Hagia Sophia mosque during a hot summer day in Istanbul (AP Photo)Local farmer Turkan Ozkan, 64, cries next to one of her animals killed during a fire in Guzelyeli, on the outskirts of Canakkale, northwest Turkey (AP Photo)A man checks a burned car after a fire in Guzelyeli, outskirts Canakkale, northwest Turkey (AP Photo)People refresh at a fountain in St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican (AP Photo)People take advantage of fresh water vapor at La Bastille square (AP Photo)Members of the London Fire Brigade tackle a wildfire on Wanstead Flats in London (AP Photo)- EndsTune InMust Watch
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