At least 193 million people across Europe are expected to experience temperatures above 35C on Saturday, AFP calculations found, up from Friday as the heatwave was set to shift eastwards.

Europe is struggling to cope with a record-breaking heatwave, with at least 94 million people expected to experience temperatures above 35C, most of them in France and Spain.

An estimated 44 million people in France are currently under the highest red alert level for heat.