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Seven deaths in France linked to record-high temperatures
Five of the deaths were by drowning while two people died competing in sporting events Seven people have died in France in an extreme early-summer heat event that is affecting a swathe of western Europe, as France and the UK set record highs for May and temperatures were forecast to rise further on Tuesday. “What I can say today is that there have been seven deaths linked directly or indirectly to the heat,” a French government spokesperson, Maud Bregeon, told TF1 television, adding that five of the deaths were by drowning. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Seven deaths in France linked to record-high temperatures, Five of the deaths were by drowning while two people died competing in sporting events Seven people have died in France in an extreme early-summer heat event that is affecting a swathe of western Europe, as France and the UK set record highs for May and temperatures were forecast to rise further on Tuesday. “What I can say today is that there have been seven deaths linked directly or indirectly to the heat,” a French government spokesperson, Maud Bregeon, told TF1 television, adding that five of the deaths were by drowning. Continue reading…
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- Seven deaths in France linked to record-high temperaturesThe Guardian - 2026-05-26T09:19:33+00:00
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