A woman uses a fan to shield her face from the sun in Valencia, Spain. Photograph: Michael Robinson Chavez/Bloomberg Beachgoers in Scheveningen, in the Netherlands. Photograph: Koen Van Weel/ANP/AFP/Getty A boy cools off at a fountain in the Place d'Armes in Calais, northern France. Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty A daschshund licks an ice cream in Milan. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Teenagers swimming in Clontarf, Dublin. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni The beach at Belgium's North Sea resort of Blankenberg. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA An umbrella serves as a sunshade on Westminster Bridge in London. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Taking a dip in the river Seine in Paris. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Jumping into the sea at Coliemore Harbour in south Dublin, with Dalkey Island in the background. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw [ Extreme heat breaks temperature records across EuropeOpens in new window ]
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