Europe swelters as France reports around 20 drownings amid heatwave
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France endures a severe heatwave with about 20 drownings as people seek relief in unsupervised waters; temperatures near 40°C and record heat across several cities, along with strain on power grids and heat-related deaths, as Britain and Spain also experience extreme heat in a wider European pattern.
- About 20 drown in France trying to escape heatwave sweeping much of Europe Al Jazeera
- France restricts public drinking as Europe swelters under a ‘heat-dome driven furnace’ for the second time in two months CNN
- Historic heatwave leaves Europe sweltering NPR
- What is the Heat Dome Causing Europe’s Record Temperatures? The New York Times
- Europe heatwave live: UK temperatures forecast to reach 38C; French PM to hold crisis meeting after heat deaths The Guardian
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