The deadly heatwave has battered France since last week, disrupting daily life and forcing school closures and train cancellations, with Lecornu convening ministers for a new crisis meeting on Tuesday to address the situation.
The country recorded its hottest night from Monday to Tuesday since measurements began in 1947, the Meteo-France weather agency said.
A view of the stopped Golfech nuclear power plant in France after its shutdown on June 22, 2026, due to "environmental constraints" related to an ongoing heatwave. Photo by AFP
The national temperature indicator -- an average of readings from 30 stations across France -- reached 21.6 C, according to preliminary figures taken Tuesday morning.
The previous record was 21.4 C, set on July 25, 2019.
