A nun takes water from a kiosk in central Rome today as temperatures approach 40C
Children refresh themselves in a fountain in Coruche, Santarem, PortugalPeople cool off under water sprays in Lille, northern FranceA man and his dog cool off in the Le Tech river in Ortaffa, near the city of Elne, southwestern FranceThe partly dried out bed of the River Danube in Mariaposching, southern Germany
A boy jumps into Geneva Lake in Saint Saphorin, Switzerland, as a tourist protects herself from the sun with an umbrellaPeople enjoy the hot weather beach in La Grande-Motte, FrancePeople protect themselves from the sun with umbrellas while they take a boat ride at Parque de Maria Luisa, in Seville, SpainA woman cools herself in a fountain near the Ara Pacis monument in central RomePeople jump into the Lis river to cool off in Leiria, central Portugal
