Photos of Western Europeans Coping with the Year’s First Heat Wave
- The first heat wave of the year is affecting many parts of Western Europe, especially in the U.K. and France, where health warnings have been issued by officials.
- People are adapting to the heat by using hand-held fans, seeking shade, covering up, and enjoying dips in the ocean and fountains.
- This event has led to public displays of individuals trying to cope with the weather conditions.
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Several places in Europe are currently affected by extreme heat and heat waves.

Photos of Western Europeans coping with the year’s first heat wave
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. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Source
Health officials issue warnings as UK bakes in the first heat wave of
LONDON: British health officials are warning people across the country to take precautions when out in the sun as the UK bakes under its first heat wave of the year. Temperatures are expected to peak at 34 degrees Celsius (93 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts of eastern England on Saturday following a week of unusually warm weather, according to the national weather agency the

Health officials issue warnings as UK and Northern Europe bake in the first heat wave of 2025
British and French authorities have issued health warnings related to hot weather this weekend as northern Europe bakes under an early summer heat wave.
London, 19 Jun (EFE).- The British health authorities have decreed the so-called amber alert (penultimate of the scale, before the red one) for the heat wave that will hit England until next Monday. The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued that warning for all the English regions, although not so for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, from 12:00 local time (11:00 GMT) today until 09:00 (08:00 GMT) on next Monday 23.
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