Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFrance experienced its hottest day on record, with an average temperature of 29.8C and a peak of 44.3C in Pissos, as a severe heatwave swept across western Europe. At least 40 people have died from drowning in France, and 68,000 households in Finistere, Brittany, lost electricity due to a transformer incident. The extreme weather since May has resulted in at least 174 deaths across Europe, with Britain also anticipating record-breaking temperatures. National landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum were forced to close early, and two children died in Carpentras after being found in a car during the heatwave. Experts have issued warnings about a growing threat of flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio, on European beaches as a result of climate change. In fullEiffel Tower closed and 68,000 without power as France bakes in extreme heatwaveThank 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
France bakes in record heatwave as Europe faces deadly extreme weather
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFrance experienced its hottest day on record, with an average temperature of 29.8C and a peak of 44.3C in Pissos, as a severe heatwave swept across western Europe. At least 40 people have died from drowning in France, and 68,000 households in Finistere, Brittany, lost electricity due to a transformer incident. The extreme weather since May has resulted in at least 174 deaths across Europe, with Britain also anticipating record-breaking temperatures. National landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum were forced to close early, and two children died in Carpentras after being found in a car during the heatwave. Experts have issued warnings about a growing threat of flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio, on European beaches as a result of climate change. In fullEiffel Tower closed and 68,000 without power as France bakes in extreme heatwaveThank 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
