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 inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn extreme heatwave has led to at least 18 deaths in France, including two young children found deceased in a car, with the heat being the primary suspected cause. Local media reports that the children, aged 2 and 4, are believed to have climbed into their mother’s car in Carpentras and reportedly become trapped inside without their mother's knowledge.Despite resuscitation attempts, both children died, with the heatwave being the leading theory for their deaths, though the cause remains under investigation. France experienced record-breaking temperatures, with Bordeaux reaching 41.9C and Poitiers 41.2C, exceeding previous highs; forty-nine administrative areas in France are under a red heatwave warning, resulting in school closures and adjusted timetables. The heatwave extends across Europe, with Spain's Basque country under a red alert and the UK's Met Office issuing a red warning for extreme heat. 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

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

Two children were found dead in a car in southeast France on Monday as the country faced the hottest day of a brutal heatwave that is forecast to last until the end of the week.…

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…

Two children have tragically been found dead in a car in France as Europe is roasted by a heat dome that is pushing parts of the continent to 45C.

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.

Two children, aged two and four, were found dead in their family's car in southeastern France on Monday as temperatures soared across large parts of the country, the local…

Two children aged two and four have died after being found unresponsive in a car in Carpentras, France, with temperatures soaring above 40C

Three people have died in France as an exceptional heatwave pushes temperatures above 40°C across parts of the country, with authorities warning that the extreme conditions could…

Large swathes of the country have been placed under a red alert due to extreme heat

Temperatures had been set to rise to a maximum of 43C (109F) in the southwestern city of Bordeaux and 39C in Paris on Monday afternoon. | World News

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Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA deadly heatwave is gripping Europe, with…

Europe remained in the grip of an intense heatwave on Monday, with authorities across several countries issuing red alerts, closing schools, disrupting transport services and…

Two children aged two and four were found dead in a family car in Carpentras, southeast France, on Monday afternoon. The heatwave is the leading hypothesis for their deaths,…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA deadly heatwave is gripping Europe, with…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA severe heatwave across Europe has resulted…

France closed more than 1350 schools as temperatures hit record June highs.

Two children found dead in a car as large swathe of western Europe suffers a ferocious heatwave forecast

As schools in France closed or modified timetables, forecasters in Britain predicted temperatures could break records for June this week.