Adults and children crammed into a popular water park in Fushun, China, as the city was baked by the sun on July 30. Heat waves have blasted many parts of China in the recent weeks.

People cool down in a pool at a water park in Fushun, Liaoning Province, as the mercury soars to 32C. Picture: VCG/VCG via Getty Images.

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People walk through a flooded area after the floods in Fushun, in northeast China's Liaoning province. The floods have killed 76 people. Photo: AP. China. Flood kills 76 in Fushun.