People queue outside an ice cream van in St. James s Park, in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. AP

A police officer givers water to a British soldier wearing a traditional bearskin hat, on guard duty outside Buckingham Palace, during hot weather in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. AP

A man cools down in a fountain in Lille, northern France, as Europe is under an unusually extreme heatwave, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. AP

Tourists cool off and drink water from a fountain in front of the Pantheon, in central Rome, on July 19, 2022. AFP

A seal eats from an icicle with frozen fish on a hot day at Bioparco di Roma, in Rome, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. AP

A man uses a fan while shopping in a greengrocery in Seville on July 19, 2022. AFP

Members of the Australian cabaret and Circus troupe cool down in a fountain on the Southbank in London, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. AP

A photo taken on July 19, 2022 shows a field of pumpkin plants with withered leaves in Lunen, western Germany, on a sunny summer day during a heat wave. AFP

A swimmer in water in the Canary Wharf docklands in east London, Tuesday July 19, 2022. AP

An aerial photo taken on July 19, 2022 shows a view of the beach of Scheveningen, Netherlands, amid a fierce heatwave in Europe. AFP