Europe Swelters as Heat Wave Sweeps the Continent

In England, people are already heading to the beach in May. Bournemouth beach (Photo: Getty Images/Finnbarr Webster)

Soaking up the sun in Buttes Chaumont Park, Paris (Photo: REUTERS/Tom Nicholson)

Jumping into the water in the Canal de l'Ourcq, Paris (Photo: REUTERS/Tom Nicholson)

Finding a patch of shade in a park in Paris (Photo: Alice Sacco/Reuters)

Finding a way to the sea, Flamborough, England (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Cooling off in a fountain in Paris (Photo: Tom Nicholson/Reuters)

Oh, Amsterdam (Photo: Stelios Misinas/Reuters)

Umbrellas in Brussels (Photo: AFP/Nicolas Tucat)

It is hot in Munich too (Photo: REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth)

Cooling off in a fountain in Lyon (Photo: AFP/Jeff Pachoud)