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Europe heatwave: Drowning deaths soar in France

Newshour by BBC

Jun 23, 202648:28News & Politics

A searing heatwave in western Europe is continuing to break records, with France registering its hottest-ever average daily temperature. Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths there since Thursday, Prime Mi...

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Europe heatwave: Drowning deaths soar in France is an episode from Newshour by BBC. A searing heatwave in western Europe is continuing to break records, with France registering its hottest-ever average daily temperature. Forty people have d...

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Published Jun 23, 2026, 48:28 long, audio available.