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Parts of Europe swelter in record May heat as deaths at amateur sports events spur warnings
Record May temperatures across Europe triggered health warnings as officials linked extreme heat to two deaths at amateur races in France.
- The United Kingdom broke its May temperature record on Monday as Europe sweltered under unseasonal heat, with readings reaching 33.5°C at London's Heathrow Airport, surpassing the previous benchmark of 32.8°C set in 1922 and matched in 1944.
- Experts warn that unprecedented weather extremes occurring at abnormal times and places are putting more people in danger, as France's Meteo France reported temperatures across the country soaring past 30°C with forecasts extending the heat into the coming week.
- Two deaths were reported Sunday during amateur sports events in France: a 53-year-old man suffered a heart attack during a Paris race in the 20th arrondissement, and a woman died from heat stroke during a competition in Lyon, though heat-related causation was not yet confirmed in the first case.
- French Sports Minister Marina Ferrari warned that practicing sports in extreme heat requires absolute vigilance following Sunday's deaths, while the United Kingdom's Health Security Agency issued its first amber health alert of the year, warning of rising deaths among the elderly during peak heat hours.
- Meteo France forecasts temperatures will continue breaking May records across France into the coming week, positioning this as part of a broader climate pattern that experts say demands heightened public health vigilance across Europe.
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Parts of Europe swelter in record May heat as deaths at amateur sports events spur warnings
Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that is shattering temperature records and prompting government warnings after deaths were reported at amateur sports events in France.
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