In Pictures | Death in Europe, curbs on Eiffel Tower as ‘fastest-warming’ continent feels the heat

A tourist holding an umbrella to protect himself from the sun at Trocadero square, next to the Eiffel Tower, as the early summer heatwave hits Paris. The top floor of the Eiffel was shut to tourists while a red alert was issued for the city on Tuesday. More than a thousand schools were closed across France. (Reuters Photo)

A woman protecting her head during a heat wave in Paris. Two people have died in Italy as Europe continues to be engulfed in a blistering heatwave with several countries in the Mediterranean belt issuing record number of alerts. Heat warnings are in Italy, France, Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands. (AP Photo)

A man takes a shower at Alimos beach near Athens, where a recent wildfire, stirred up by dry winds, erupted last week, destroying homes and forcing people to evacuate. Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, heating up at twice the global average, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. (AP Photo)

Demonstrators in the coastal capital of Lisbon use fans to help with the high temperature during a protest against the housing crisis in Portugal. (AP Photo)

People sit in the shade along the Seine river in Paris, where the temperature hit 38 degrees Celsius and a red alert was issued on Tuesday, marking the highest in the country so far. (AP Photo)

In Greece, a tourist drinks water during his visit at the Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill, as a heatwave hits Greece. Temperatures are expected to edge over 40 degrees Celsius. UN secretary general António Guterres said at a conference in Seville on Monday: “Extreme heat is no longer a rare event – it has become the new normal.” (Reuters Photo)

A man catches the sun next to a pile of deck chairs in Green Park as an amber heat warning was issued in London (Reuters)

Amid the high temperatures, hundreds of wildfires near Seferihisar in Izmir province, Turkey, led to the evacuation of more than 50,000 people from five regions, including more than 42,000 in resort town of Izmir. (Reuters Photo)

Firefighters are still battling the fires in western Izmir province, Manisa province and southern Hatay province. According to a CNN report, almost 200 homes have been damaged so far. (Reuters Photo)

Firemen work to extinguish a wildfire, fanned by strong winds, near the village of Karyes on Greece's Chios island. Fires have burnt throughout last week in the Mediterranean country. Reuters reported that firefighters have increased to a record 18,000 this year in anticipation of another wildfire season. (Reuters Photo)

Firemen work to extinguish a wildfire, fanned by strong winds, near the village of Karyes on Greece's Chios island. In southwestern Germany, temperatures edged close to 35 degrees on Monday. (Reuters Photo)