PARIS, France (AFP) — A 30-year-old man died on an athletics track outside Paris on Thursday, as a new heatwave swept across much of France, forcing the cancellation of dozens of trains and the suspension of classes.

Although astronomical summer does not begin until Sunday, this is already France’s second heatwave of 2026, following an unusually hot spell in May that shattered records across half the country.

A man died on Thursday morning on an athletics track in the northern Paris suburb of Ermont, firefighters said, adding he was found in cardiac arrest and attempts to resuscitate him failed.