Heatwaves, floods, drought: Extreme weather wreaks havoc across the globe

A man cools off by a water fountain during a heatwave in Seville on July 10, 2023. Temperatures are soaring across Spain with the mercury set to touch 44 degrees Celsius as the country braced for its second heatwave in a fortnight.

A person drinks from a cup while waiting at a bus stop in Los Angeles, California on July 11, 2023. More than 50 million Americans are set to bake under dangerously high temperatures this week, from California to Texas to Florida.

Children cool off with water fountains in Strasbourg as a heat wave hits France on July 11, 2023. For the third month running, around two-thirds of France's water tables remain below seasonal normals, fuelling drought.

A woman shelters from the sun with a shirt near the Colosseum during a heatwave across Italy, in Rome, Italy July 11, 2023.

A boy refreshes himself with water from a fountain in Nice, southern France, on July 11, 2023, amid a heat wave across stretches of Europe.

A man picks up solid ice blocks processed at a factory in Iraq's northern city of Mosul on July 8, 2023. Residents are experiencing power-outages amid soaring temperatures.

A boy holding a fan wipes his sweat as people wait to cross a traffic intersection on a sweltering day in Beijing, Monday, July 10, 2023.

Thousands of people living in Yamuna's low-lying area shifted to safer places as the water level increased and crossed the danger mark. Delhi continues to be on high alert.

A general view of a flooded area, in Ludlow, Vermont, U.S. July 10, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Unprecedented flooding swept the New England area recently.

Bacharach, Germany, 10 July 2023. The already low water of the Rhine River is forecasted to fall even further in the coming days, according to forecast reports.