Europe's record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in northwestern France on Wednesday, authorities said, in the country's first major power outage of the latest bout of extreme weather. Up to 106,000 clients of the French power network were left without power by late Tuesday, as the continent's sweltering heatwave pushed the country into its hottest day ever.

“Record-shattering temperatures are feeding demand for air conditioning and driving surges in demand for electricity.”

A severe and sustained heatwave across Europe has triggered widespread deaths, shattered temperature records, and disrupted transport, work, and public...

France struggles with extreme heat and power grid challenges as temperature records also smashed in parts of UK, Spain.

The early-summer wave is already drawing comparisons to the 2003 disaster that killed 15,000.

Europe braced Wednesday for another day of a sweltering heatwave that has smashed records, left tens of thousands of people without power and sent air conditioner sales zooming in…

France hits record-breaking June heat as punishing temperatures put the UK and elsewhere in Europe under alert.

RENNES, France: Europe’s record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in western France on Wednesday, the authorities said, in the country’s first…

Heatwave forces power cuts to 68,000 homes in western France: media

Power outage linked to transformer failure amid extreme heat in France’s Finistère region

A power outage caused by a record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in France's western Brittany on Wednesday as the national weather agency…

Europe's record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in northwestern France on Wednesday, authorities said, in the country's first major power…

Europe's record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in northwestern France on Wednesday, authorities said, in the country's first major power…

Europe is warming at more than twice the global average, the World Meteorological Organisation has said

Italy's Ministry of Health declares red heatwave alert in 16 cities, including Milan and Rome, as schools close in UK.

Italy declares red heatwave alert in 16 cities, including Rome, as UK prepares for highest ever June temperatures.

Authorities in northern France raced Wednesday to restore power to thousands of homes after widespread outages struck during a punishing heat wave that has...

La ola de calor que golpea Europa llevó a Bretaña a registrar máximas de 41 grados, uno de los días más calurosos de su historia

Europe's record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in northwestern France on Wednesday, authorities said, in the country's first major power…

At least 40 people have died due to drowning in France as the country experienced its hottest day since records began

Temperatures of 40 to 45C are forecast in France on Wednesday 24 June, wildfire alerts are in force in the centre and 68,000 homes in Finistère are without power. #EuropeNews