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At least 18 dead in France, including two children in hot car, as Europe bakes
Météo-France warned the heat wave will continue this week as more than 1,350 schools closed and temperatures topped 40 C in several cities.
- On Monday, two children aged two and four were found dead in their family's car in Carpentras, France, with local prosecutor Helene Mourges stating the heatwave is the leading theory for the cause of death.
- France issued its first-ever highest heat warning across half the country on Monday, with Meteo-France forecasters warning the extreme weather episode could rival the 2003 heatwave that claimed nearly 15,000 lives.
- More than 1,350 schools closed on Monday while another 4,042 adjusted teaching hours; local government official Sophie Brocas reported three elderly people aged 80 to 95 died in the Bordeaux region over the weekend.
- French health minister Stephanie Rist said officials do not know when temperatures will fall, as authorities banned public alcohol consumption and warned of transport disruptions.
- Scientists warn that recurring heatwaves linked to global warming are becoming more frequent and intense, as the World Health Organisation reports more than 200,000 people have died across Europe from heat-related causes over four years.
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Heatwave smashes European temperature records; 18 people, including two children, dead in France
PARIS, June 23 — At least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a heatwave hung over Europe, smashing temperature records in several cities on Monday.As schools in France closed or modified timetables, forecasters in Britain predicted temperatures could break records for June this week.The temperature in Bordeaux in France’s western wine country rose to 41.9 degrees Celsius, breaking a record set last August. I…
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