In pics: Heat wave continues in Europe, countries log record high temperatures

A man reads a book amid a heat wave, in Brussels, Belgium. (Picture credits: Reuters)

A woman talks on the phone near a fountain amid a heat wave, in Brussels, Belgium. (Picture credits: Reuters)

A woman drinks water in central Rome, amid a heatwave across southern Europe. (Picture credits: AFP)

A woman cools off in a fountain in central Rome. (Picture credit: Reuters)

A man cools off in a fountain in front of Reichstag Building in Germany. (Picture credits: Reuters)

People sit near Trevi fountain during hot weather. (Picture credits: Reuters)

Parisian and tourists take sun baths along the Seine River banks. (Picture credits: AP)

A cyclist wearing no shirt rides next to a street art mural, as Europe is under an unusually extreme heat wave. (Picure credits: AP)

Tourists use water gun they just bought in a shop, to get fresh. (Picture credits: AP)

Beachgoers enjoy the beach as a heat wave hits France in Le Pouliguen. (Picture credits: Reuters)

A man rides on inflatable wheel as he takes part in the opening of a new area called 'Paradise River' near Rome. (Picture credits: AFP)