Workers from the Greek Red Cross hand out bottles of water and information pamphlets to visitors at the Acropolis in Athens as the city, like much of Greece, is gripped by a heatwave. The Greek Civil Protection Authority has warned that temperatures could creep up to 43 degrees Celsius in some regions, with 40 predicted in Attica, where Athens is located. "It's absolutely boiling," says Lucy Johnson, a tourist from the UK. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES