Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo young children, aged two and four, were tragically discovered dead in cardiac arrest inside their mother's car in a residential parking lot in Carpentras, France, amidst a severe heatwave. Despite immediate resuscitation efforts by firefighters, both children succumbed, with prosecutors indicating that the extreme heatwave, which saw temperatures reach 39°C in Vaucluse, is the primary suspected cause of death. Authorities believe the children may have entered the vehicle without their 33-year-old mother's knowledge before becoming trapped; she has since been taken into care by emergency services and has not yet been questioned. This tragic incident unfolds as France experiences an intense heatwave, with 49 regional administrative areas under a red heatwave warning, leading to the planned closure of nearly 2,700 schools and three reported elderly deaths this week. The heatwave is part of a wider European crisis, with the World Health Organisation reporting over 200,000 heat-related deaths across Europe in the last four years, and similar red warnings issued in Spain and the UK. In fullTwo young children found dead in family car as 40C heatwave sweeps across FranceThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Toddlers found dead inside car in France amid heatwave temperatures
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo young children, aged two and four, were tragically discovered dead in cardiac arrest inside their mother's car in a residential parking lot in Carpentras, France, amidst a severe heatwave. Despite immediate resuscitation efforts by firefighters, both children succumbed, with prosecutors indicating that the extreme heatwave, which saw temperatures reach 39°C in Vaucluse, is the primary suspected cause of death. Authorities believe the children may have entered the vehicle without their 33-year-old mother's knowledge before becoming trapped; she has since been taken into care by emergency services and has not yet been questioned. This tragic incident unfolds as France experiences an intense heatwave, with 49 regional administrative areas under a red heatwave warning, leading to the planned closure of nearly 2,700 schools and three reported elderly deaths this week. The heatwave is part of a wider European crisis, with the World Health Organisation reporting over 200,000 heat-related deaths across Europe in the last four years, and similar red warnings issued in Spain and the UK. In fullTwo young children found dead in family car as 40C heatwave sweeps across FranceThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
