Thousands of French schools closes or reduces classes as extreme temperatures hit

Nearly two-thirds of France is now under an orange heatwave alert as people battle extreme temperatures across the country. #EuropeNews

More than 800 schools in several parts of France were closed Monday as a record heatwave, which killed three people over the weekend, was set to intensify. Both France and Belgium…

PARIS: Much of Europe was preparing on Monday (Jun 22) for an already fierce heatwave to intensify even further in the coming days, with some countries taking special measures to…

Hundreds of schools across France will remain closed on Monday and nearly 2,000 are preparing to send pupils home early as the country braces for record temperatures amid a…

Schools have closed and rail services disrupted across Europe as a severe heatwave pushes temperatures above 40C. France has issued red alerts, shut schools and reported…

Europeans are bracing for a week of soaring temperatures, sweltering in a heatwave with daytime highs above 40 degrees.

France braced for the hottest day yet in its latest heatwave on Monday, with temperatures that could climb up to 43C in the west of the country and hundreds of schools closed.

On Monday France entered the sixth day of a searing heatwave, with no end in sight - here's the latest on heat-related disruption.

Much of Europe was preparing Monday for an already fierce heatwave to intensify even further in the coming days, with some countries taking special measures to mitigate its…

Two children were found dead in a car in France on Monday as much of Europe sweltered through an intense heatwave, with national authorities issuing danger warnings and taking…

Thirteen people died by drowning in searing temperatures in France over the weekend, with the heatwave set to intensify from Monday across much of Europe, forcing warnings and…

France is bracing for a week of scorching heat, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius and nights offering little respite. Hundreds of schools have closed, and…

Three people died in France and almost 2,700 French schools were set to close or modify timetables as authorities across Europe issued heatwave warnings.

The deaths of three elderly people in southwestern France have been linked to the ongoing heatwave hitting the country, while authorities have reported an increase in drownings,…

Rail services, schools and sports events hit, with deaths of three elderly people in France partly blamed on intense heat

Thirteen people died by drowning in searing temperatures in France over the weekend, with the heatwave set to intensify from Monday across much of Europe, forcing warnings and…

Temperatures in Bordeaux were forecast to cross 42C on Monday, with 49 French regions placed under a red alert

“We’re heading for, at the very least, several days of very, very hot weather,” said French Health Minister Stephanie Rist.

Temperatures have spiked above 104 degrees Fahrenheit across multiple countries, bringing dangerous conditions to a continent where air conditioning is rare.

Europe faces record-breaking heatwave as temperatures soar past 40C, forcing school closures, travel disruption and urgent health warnings across the continent.