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Karachi residents are digging mass graves to prepare for an impending heatwave, as Pakistan steels itself for temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. Yiming Woo reports.
Soaring temperatures are being blamed for the deaths of more than 120 people in Karachi, Pakistan with surging demand for power crashing the electricity grid. Sean Carberry reports.
More than 500 people have died in India as a stifling heat wave saw temperatures rise above 47 degrees Celsius. Julie Noce reports.
The London Fields outdoor swimming pool welcomes swimmers every day, summer and winter alike. For the sixth consecutive day in the UK, the thermometer is climbing to 30 degrees as the country faces a late summer heatwave. Residents flock to the London Fields Lido to cool down and enjoy the sunshine. IMAGES
Images of tourists leaving the Acropolis in Athens as the key tourist site is closed during the hottest part of the day. Greece is facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).