The first heat wave of the year is hitting many parts of Western Europe, especially in the U.K. and France, where officials have issued health warnings.
People are covering up, using hand-held fans and seeking shade, or going for dips in the ocean and in fountains.
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Walkers cool off as they walk through a water feature spraying a fine mist in Dover, England, Friday, June 20, 2025. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
Tourist shelter from the hot sun in front of the Duomo gothic cathedral, in Milan, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A child plays in a fountain in London, as a heatwave passes through the capital, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Swimmers cool off during high temperatures on a beach in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
The summer heat creates an optical effect as tourists stand at the Colosseum in Rome, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A public pools is located at the edge of a forest of the Taurus region in Neu-Anspach near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
A spectator covers her face to keep cool in the stands during the match of the Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament in London, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
With temperatures soaring people swim in the harbour near the Maritime Museum, rear, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
A man writes in the shade of a tree during high temperatures in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Dogs bathe in the Seine river as temperature rose up to 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) in Paris Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
A spectator uses fan to keep cool in the stands during the match of the Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament in London, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Walkers cool off as they walk through a water feature spraying a fine mist in Dover, England, Friday, June 20, 2025. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
Tourist shelter from the hot sun in front of the Duomo gothic cathedral, in Milan, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A child plays in a fountain in London, as a heatwave passes through the capital, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Swimmers cool off during high temperatures on a beach in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
The summer heat creates an optical effect as tourists stand at the Colosseum in Rome, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A public pools is located at the edge of a forest of the Taurus region in Neu-Anspach near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
A spectator covers her face to keep cool in the stands during the match of the Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament in London, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
With temperatures soaring people swim in the harbour near the Maritime Museum, rear, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
A man writes in the shade of a tree during high temperatures in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Dogs bathe in the Seine river as temperature rose up to 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) in Paris Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
A spectator uses fan to keep cool in the stands during the match of the Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament in London, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
