france46 °CAn unprecedented heatwave for May is sweeping France, with temperatures exceeding 46°C in Pa…✓ Confirmed · 11 sources

Exceptional heatwave: France swelters, schools close and deaths reported

An unprecedented heatwave for May is sweeping France, with temperatures exceeding 46°C in Parisian attics.

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The Education Minister reaffirmed school closure criteria, while drowning deaths and heat-related illnesses are reported.

Prisons and public facilities become uninhabitable, fire hydrants are vandalized for cooling relief.

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