In pictures: Sizzling Europe

• poon cho tang

  30 Jul 06, 20:41

  
  
  Fountains provide relief for children in Antibes, southern France. The heatwave is expected to last another week.
• poon cho tang

  30 Jul 06, 20:42

  
  
  Bottles of water are being rushed out to the homeless in Lyon. The French authorities called for extra medics as the heat took its toll.
• poon cho tang

  30 Jul 06, 20:43

  
  
  It is high season for tourism in Paris and long queues are forming for cold drinks and ice cream.
• poon cho tang

  30 Jul 06, 20:44

  
  
  A polar bear enjoys a mackerel-flavoured ice cube at La Fleche zoo, western France. The snack is one way for the animals to keep cool.
• poon cho tang

  30 Jul 06, 20:47

  
  
  In Bosnia, where temperatures reached 40C, the best time to go out is at sunset. Here youngsters enjoy themselves near the town of Srebrenik.
• poon cho tang

  30 Jul 06, 20:47

  
  
  Umbrellas have become an indispensable accessory for tourists in Florence, which draws large crowds of visitors every summer.
• poon cho tang

  30 Jul 06, 20:48

  
  
  The fountain at Milan's Sforzesco Castle helps tourists and locals cool off in the sizzling heat.
• poon cho tang

  30 Jul 06, 20:49

  
  
  Northern Europe is also experiencing record temperatures: an art installation in Amsterdam serves as a good shelter from the sun.
• Wanda

  31 Jul 06, 11:14

  Polar bear eating sng bao...fish flavoured one.
• sand king

  31 Jul 06, 19:11

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  Polar bear eating sng bao...fish flavoured one.