Iraq is baking in a hot summer, where temperature has soared to as high as 50 degrees Celsius. Many people now try to cool themselves off by standing in front of fans on the streets or quaffing cold soft drinks offered on the markets.

An Iraqi man cools off in front of a fan amid a heatwave in Baghdad, Iraq on July 20, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Iraqis have soft drinks to cool off amid a heatwave at a local market in Baghdad, Iraq on July 20, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Iraqis have soft drinks to cool off amid a heatwave at a local market in Baghdad, Iraq on July 20, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

An Iraqi man cools off in front of a fan amid a heatwave in Baghdad, Iraq on July 20, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)