At least 18 people, including two children, have lost their lives in France due to an extreme heatwave.
Prosecutors announced that two children, aged 2 and 4, were found unconscious by their mother in the family car parked in front of their home in the city of Carpentras in southeastern France. Despite the efforts of first responders, the children could not be saved.
In the Bordeaux region, three people aged 80 to 95 died over the weekend due to health issues linked to the heatwave. Temperatures in Bordeaux, in western France, rose to 41.9°C, breaking the record set last August.
French Civil Security Spokesperson Jérôme Boulanger issued a warning to “swim only in supervised areas” after 13 people drowned between Sunday and Monday.
