Extreme weather, everywhere

Heat, floods, drought and storms put communities and livelihoods to the test across the world.

1. Palestinians cooling off in the Mediterranean Sea during a heatwave in Gaza City. — AP

2. A man carrying baby goats through floodwaters in a flooded area near Lahore, Pakistan. — AP

3. People watching as huge waves crash against a waterfront as Typhoon Dolphin approaches sanmen County in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China. — CNSPhoto via Reuters

4. Women washing their hands at a purification fountain at sensoji Buddhist temple on a hot, sunny day in Tokyo’s Asakusa district, Japan. — AP

5. A kayaker passing a sandbar beneath Margaret Bridge in central Budapest, Hungary, as the Danube recedes to unprecedented low water levels. — AP

6. A woman using an umbrella to shield her dog from the scorching sun as they walk through St Peter’s Square at theVatican. — AP

7. Sparse boat traffic is seen on the Rhine near Cologne Cathedral as the river’s water levels drop amid a heatwave andprolonged drought in Cologne, Germany. — AP

8. Tourists resting outside Rome’s Colosseum as the Italian archaeological site extends evening visits to help visitorsescape the daytime heat. — AP