Europe cooks under record heat as millions face 30C+ across the continent

Europe endures another day of record heat, with forecasts showing about 380 million people above 30C and roughly 101 million above 35C, including 63 million in France; red alerts blanket parts of France as Brittany experiences power outages and a Paris-area child dies in a heat-related incident. In Spain, heat is linked to 212 deaths over four days and 98 excess deaths in 2025, while western Europe faces widespread highs into the 30s and 40s across Germany, Italy, Britain and beyond.