The drowning death toll in France has risen to 55 since the heatwave began on June 18, with Sports Minister Marina Ferrari warning that the situation "may worsen" as record temperatures continue to grip the country.

PARIS: Forty people have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas in France since the weekend, the prime minister said on Tuesday (Jun 23), as people tried to escape a…

Temperatures will remain high around the clock in France, the European nation the most affected so far by the early summer heat wave.

Informação foi dada pelo primeiro-ministro francês nesta terça-feira (23), quando as temperaturas podem chegar até aos 44ºC no país.

France's heatwave has turned fatal, as desperate swimmers flock to unsupervised waters amid soaring temperatures.

Much of France was set to experience temperatures of around 40C on Tuesday, after records were shattered on Monday

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Forty drown in France amid a severe heatwave, as extreme temperatures disrupt daily life across Europe.

Europe is grappling with a severe heatwave, claiming 40 lives in France alone as people sought relief in water bodies. Record temperatures are scorching Britain, Italy,…

France experienced its hottest-ever night Monday into Tuesday as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said 40 people had drowned across the country since June 18 as they sought to…

Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Spain also swelter in extreme heat, with record temperatures in some regions.

France has its hottest night on record, 15 Italian cities under red heat alert and UN chief says London is ‘cooking’

Temperatures will remain high around the clock in France, the European nation the most affected so far by the early summer heat wave.

Millions in France are enduring extreme heat, with temperatures soaring and 40 drowning deaths reported since June 18.

Un joven futbolista de la segunda división francesa se encuentra en un estado de muerte cerebral tras ahogarse en una zona de baño prohibida en el río Ródano

France continued to grapple with an intense heatwave on Tuesday as millions of people endured another sweltering night, while authorities reported that 40 people had drowned…

Forty people have drowned in France in recent days as residents sought relief from an intense heatwave sweeping across much of Europe, the Prime Minister said on Tuesday.

Record heat across Europe has disrupted schools and transportation networks and forced some tourist attractions to close.

At least 40 people have drowned in France over the past five days as a punishing heatwave grips much of Europe, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. Most…

At least 40 people have drowned in France over the past five days as a punishing heatwave grips much of Europe, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday, with most…

France experienced its hottest night from Monday to Tuesday as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 40 people -- many of them young -- had drowned since June 18 amid a severe…