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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