France records hottest day on record as Europe swelters through brutal heatwave
An estimated 44 million people in France are currently under the highest red alert level for heat.
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An estimated 44 million people in France are currently under the highest red alert level for heat.
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An estimated 44 million people in France are currently under the highest red alert level for heat.
With an average day-night temperature of 30°C, June 24 set a new heat record in France. Forecasters expect a gradual end to the heatwave in the western part of the country by the end of the...
Authorities in France, Italy and Spain have also issued warnings about the risks of extreme heat for tens of millions of people.
Schools have been closed and power supplies disrupted, while dozens of people have died.
Europe struggled to cope with a record-breaking heat wave on Wednesday, with at least 94 million people expected to experience temperatures above 35C, most of them in France and Spain.
Tens of millions of people are grappling with punishing temperatures, which have led to red heat alerts across the continent.
France on Wednesday experienced its hottest day since measurements began in 1947, the national weather agency said, breaking a record set just a day earlier. Around 44 million of the nearly...
France recorded its hottest day ever as an early heat wave gripped Europe.