Red heat alerts issued in France, Italy and Spain as 40C temperatures forecast
Red heat alerts have been issued in France, Spain and other nations across western and central Europe as heatwave conditions are forecast to intensify in
Red heat alerts have been issued in France, Spain and other nations across western and central Europe as heatwave conditions are forecast to intensify in the coming days with highs of more than 40C.
More than half of France's regions are currently under the harshest weather warning, with hundreds of schools ordered to close and highs of 42C hitting Bordeaux on Monday, forecaster Météo-France said.
Two children aged two and four have been found dead in their family car in the town of Carpentras in the south of France, in an accident being linked to the weather.
Similar red warnings have been issued by the authorities in Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Luxembourg.
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