France records hottest-ever night, 40 drownings
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June 23, 2026
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PARIS, France (AFP) — France experienced its hottest night from Monday to Tuesday as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 40 people — many of them young — had drowned since June 18 amid a severe heatwave.
The deadly heatwave has battered France since last week, disrupting daily life and forcing school closures and train cancellations, with Lecornu convening ministers for a new crisis meeting on Tuesday to address the situation.
The country recorded its hottest night from Monday to Tuesday since measurements began in 1947, the Meteo-France weather agency said.
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