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France's Scorching Weekend Heat Leads to Elderly Deaths, Spate of ...

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A woman and two men, aged 80 to 95 years old died Sunday in their homes in the Bordeaux suburbs, probably because of the extreme heat, the Gironde department's prefect, Sophie Brocas, told France 3 local television. The department was one of the 49 departments

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A "extended, durable and intense" canicule episode is underway in France. On Monday 22 June, temperatures will exceed 40°C from the Centre-Val de Loire to Nouvelle-Aquitaine, until Bayonne.

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Since Sunday, we have entered the most caniculous period of the heat wave. The 40°C threshold has been exceeded in the southwest. It will be even warmer on Monday.

Center

This Sunday, June 21, the heat wave climbed a bit in France, and extends even this Monday, where a record number of departments will be on red alert. Relive this day.

In the United Kingdom heat records are expected to be broken, France on red alert. Birds fall off the roofs because of the temperature in the nests.

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Warmer in Rennes, Bordeaux and Paris than in the Maghreb? It's a reality in June 2026! France's climate seems to have changed completely this week.

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actu.fr broke the news on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
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