The average temperatures on June 24 and 25 this year were the highest ever recorded in the country.

June heatwave in France causes 2,025 excess deaths in a single week, raising alarm over rising temperatures and public health risks across Europe.

PARIS: France endured a rise of nearly 30 per cent in the number of deaths recorded during the week of June 22, the peak of a record-breaking heatwave that battered the country,…