A heat wave is sweeping through much of Europe, with temperatures hitting 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 Fahrenheit) in southern France. This extreme heat has raised wildfire risks in Hungary and Bulgaria, and has led to evacuations in northwestern Turkey. The heat wave began on Friday and is expected to continue all week, affecting other countries like the U.K. as well.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A man checks a burned car after a fire in Guzelyeli, outskirts Canakkale, northwest Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Asiatic Lion cub Mali licks a blood ice lolly at London Zoo, as parts of the UK face a fourth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures expected to rise to the mid-30s, in London, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
People refresh at a fountain in St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Local farmer Turkan Ozkan, 64, cries next to one of her animals killed during a fire in Guzelyeli, on the outskirts of Canakkale, northwest Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Tourists use umbrellas to shelter against the sun outside Hagia Sophia mosque during a hot summer day in Istanbul, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People sit on a bench in a park and use a fan Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 in Toulouse, southwestern France. (AP Photo/Fred Scheiber)
A person walks on a bridge over the Miljacka River, which is almost dried-up with algae visible, amid a heatwave and drought in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
People take advantage of fresh water vapor at La Bastille square Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
People sunbathe next to the Ada Ciganlija Lake in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
A man sits in the sun at a park in London as parts of the United Kingdom face a heat wave Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Members of the London Fire Brigade tackle a wildfire on Wanstead Flats in London, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
A woman protects herself with an umbrella during a heat wave in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
People enjoy the sea as the sun sets during a warm and windy day at Kavouri beach in southern Athens, Greece, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
