People spend time at the seaside during a heat wave in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 17, 2023. (Photo by Liu Zongya/Xinhua)
CAIRO, July 22 (Xinhua) -- People sought to have leisure and relief as sweltering heat waves hit a large swath of the Middle East, with temperatures in some regional countries reaching 50 degrees Celsius.
Many preferred riding motorboats on the sea, diving into a canal, or relaxing in a river in the suburbs to escape the baking heat that was radiating from every corner of cities.
People enjoy leisure time on the sea in Algiers, Algeria on July 22, 2023. (Xinhua)
Young men ride a motorboat along the seashore during a heat wave in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, July 21, 2023. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)
Young boys dive into a canal to cool themselves off during a heat wave on the outskirts of Giza Governorate, Egypt, on July 21, 2023. (Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua)
A young boy dives into a canal to cool himself off during a heat wave on the outskirts of Giza Governorate, Egypt, on July 21, 2023. (Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua)
People dance near a fountain at Dizengoff Square, during a heat wave in Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 16, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/JINI via Xinhua)■
