In pictures: Cerberus heatwave hits parts of Europe - BBC News

People in countries including Italy and Spain are struggling to cope with soaring temperatures.
2 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsEurope heatwavesImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Several people take shelter from the heat under umbrellas in Murcia in southeastern SpainCountries in southern Europe are in the grip of a heatwave that is expected to bring record-breaking temperatures in the coming days.
Thermometers are expected to rise above 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey.
There have been reports of several people, including tourists, collapsing in the heat in Italy. At least one person has died.
The country's meteorological society has called the heatwave Cerberus after the three-headed monster that features in Dante's Inferno.
Image source, ReutersImage caption, A woman queues to fill bottles with water in Rome as she shelters from the sun with a towelImage source, ReutersImage caption, A tourist from the UK receives help near the Colosseum after fainting during the heatwave in RomeImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, A person cools off in a fountain in Turin, northern ItalyImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Tourists cover themselves with towels in the southern Spanish city of MalagaImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Two women wear hats to protect themselves from the sun in MalagaImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A woman and a dog drink water from a fountain in a Madrid parkRelated TopicsEuropeEurope heatwavesSpainItalyMore on this storyDeadly heatwave sweeps across southern Europe
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