Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave

BBC Science | Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:27:17 GMT

Heatwave grips France tight,
Forty lives lost to the waves—
Prime Minister mourns.

Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says.

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