Scalding sunshine brings Europe to its beaches — and its knees
In Italy, where rivers have shrunk and crops withered over the past two months, churches in the worst-hit regions have held mass vigils. One priest plans to keep his two churches open day and night for three days of non-stop prayers.
"If Our Lord doesn't give us a hand then things are going to get really bad here," Don Angelo told the Corriere della Sera newspaper.