Summer heatwaves are sweeping across the Middle East region. In Iraq, Libya and Syria, temperatures have surged to over 40 C and even 50 C. Cold drinks or water, sea and fans' wind have now become the most convenient and popular ways to stave off the intense heat.

A man stands in front of a fan to cool off at a market in central Baghdad, Iraq, on June 29, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

People cool off in the sea off Garrabulli town, some 55 km east of Tripoli, Libya, on June 29, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Syrian children cool off with water during hot weather in Damascus, Syria, on June 29, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Syrian children cool off with water during hot weather in Damascus, Syria, on June 29, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)