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Paris, Aug 7 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of Parisiennes on Friday basked in the sun at the Champ de Mars park, next to Eiffel Tower, as the temperature of Paris reaches up to 36-celsius degrees.In France, 53 departments are on drought and heat wave alert as that temperatures reached up to 36 degrees Celsius in the French capital. (Camera: MOHAMMED BADRA). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE BASK IN THE SUN AT THE CHAMP DE MARS PARK NEXT TO THE EIFFEL TOWER IN PARIS, FRANCE.
This little risk-taking raccoon found himself stranded at the top of a tree near a school in Russia's Pyatigorsk, drawing the attention of schoolchildren. Not long after, a crowd of kids gathered around as local firemen arrived on the scene to try to coax the little bugger down from the top of the birch tree. The fire truck moved in and two firemen climbed up the ladder to the frightened fluffy creature. However, as the firemen neared the fluffy creature, trying to convince him to climb into the waiting blanket, he panicked and decided to make a run for it. The incident, which looked like something straight of a roadrunner cartoon where Wile E Coyote hovers in the air before plummeting down a cliff, shocked the children but at first, but firemen gathered around the creature and found out that he was unharmed after the fall. The firemen wrapped him up in a blanket, keeping him warm from the chilly fall temperatures and put him in a cage so that vets could check on him. The experience left the little critter a bit shaken up, but the firemen tossed him some yummy treats and he seemed to be pretty satisfied his snacks. The raccoon was then left in the hands of volunteers who will try to find him a new home. Most importantly, this reckless raccoon lived to tell the tale of his leap of faith from the birch tree.
Berlin residents seek refuge in the shade or near fountains as temperatures rise. Germany is beginning to bake in a heatwave with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees in most parts of the country and threatening to climb to 41 degrees in the west German areas of the Ruhr, Cologne, the Mosel wine region and Saarland in the coming days. IMAGES
Families with young children climb the border fence on Mexico's Tijuana beach attempting to reach the United States. In the last 11 months, at least 1.8 million people have reached the southern US border, many of them searching for safety and economic opportunities. IMAGES
Tourists at the Colisseum fend off high temperatures during a new heatwave in Rome, Italy. IMAGES
People walk on the Puerta del Sol, a public square, in Madrid where the temperature is nearing 40 degrees Celsius, as Spain issues hot weather red alerts for three regions due to the "extreme" danger posed by scorching temperatures. Weather agency Aemet said temperatures would hit highs between 38 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) and 42 degrees across much of the drought-stricken country. The heat is expected to be even worse in the eastern regional of Catalonia, Aragon and the Balearic Islands where thermometers could reach 44 degrees Celsius. IMAGES
Images of Monastiraki square in Athens near the Acropolis, as the country wilts under a heatwave. The Athens Acropolis, Greece's top tourist attraction, will be closed during the hottest hours of the day, the culture minister announced. IMAGES
Thousands of Hindu worshippers scale an active Indonesian volcano to toss livestock, food and other offerings into its smoking crater in a centuries-old religious ceremony. IMAGES