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European heatwave led to temperatures soaring to near record highs in Spain and Portugal on Friday and governments put emergency services on alert for forest fires.
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Temperatures in many parts of Spain and Portugal will remain above 40 Celsius at least until Sunday, and could rise a further 2 or 3 degrees. (AP)
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In Portugal, local media ran stories on how temperatures could beat Death Valley in California, one of the hottest places on earth. (AP)
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Several places in Portugal's parched southern Alentejo region were forecast to hit 47C. (Reuters)
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Spanish authorities put out a heat wave warning for most of central Spain, expected to last until Sunday. (Reuters)
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People refresh themselves on the beach during a hot summer day in Barcelona on Friday. (AP)
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A boy somersaults into the sea at a beach in Barcelona. (AP)
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People sunbathe on a beach in Barcelona as much of Spain is on high alert. (AP)
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People cool off in water fountains in Nice as hot summer temperatures continue in France. (Reuters)
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The Eiffel Tower is framed by trees as hot summer temperatures continue in Paris. (AP)
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Two men have died of heat-stroke in the southeastern region of Murcia, a local media report said. (AP)
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In Switzerland, mountain railways reported booming business as city dwellers fled to the Alps. (Reuters)
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People enjoy a hot summer day on pedalos on Lake Leman during a heat wave in Lausanne, Switzerland. (AP)
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A woman and a child sit on a pontoon on Lac de Joux in Le Pont, Switzerland. (Reuters)
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A fisherman sails on Lac de Joux in Le Pont on Wednesday. (Reuters)
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Fishery authorities in the canton of Zurich were combing creeks to rescue fish from suffocation as streams dry up or oxygen levels plunge. (Reuters)
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A man holds a fishing rod in front of the Mediterranean sea in Barcelona. (AP)
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People escape intense heat having drinks in an ice bar in the German capital Berlin. (AP)
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Further north in Scandinavia, temperatures hit records until a few days ago. (AP)
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Authorities on both sides of the Baltic Sea, in Sweden and Poland, have warned against swimming due to a huge bloom of toxic algae spreading because of hot temperatures. (Reuters)
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Meteorologists say temperatures are being driven higher by a hot air mass moving northward from Africa, which is also bringing dust from the Sahara Desert. (Reuters)
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