Cooling off in Iraq's scorching heat

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]

Iraqis are trying to cool off with “water-spraying fans” placed on the roadside on summer days when the air temperature reaches 50 degrees in the capital, Baghdad, where high temperatures are effective, on August 01, 2023 [Murtadha alsudani/Anadolu Agency]