A woman walks under an umbrella in Lyon. A three-year-old boy has died after being found in a parked car in the Paris region, the third child to die during France’s extreme heatwave this week. — AFP pic Earn a fixed rate of up to 4.2%* p.a. for 210 days with Versa Save! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. Thursday, 25 Jun 2026 5:10 PM MYT PONTOISE, June 25 — A three-year-old has been found dead in a car in the Paris region, a police source said today, the third such fatality of a child during the extreme weather this week.Parents found the boy in “the car outside their home”, the source said. Civil defence confirmed his death in the town of Saint-Gratien in the Paris suburbs.France yesterday recorded the hottest day since measurements began in 1947, the national average temperature reaching 30°C.Paris mayor Emmanuel Gregoire earlier today reported that deaths were on the rise in the capital, but did not give a specific figure.Temperatures in the capital reached 40.3°C yesterday, topping 40°C for the fourth time in 150 years.Two children were found dead in a car in southern France on Monday.The two victims, aged two and four, were found dead in their family’s car in a residential parking lot in the town of Carpentras. — AFP