France has recorded its hottest day ever amid an exceptional heat wave in Europe. The national weather agency says France’s national thermal indicator—an average of temperatures measured at 30 weather ...

Millions in France are enduring extreme heat, with temperatures soaring and 40 drowning deaths reported since June 18.

First estimates published by the national health agency listed hundreds more deaths per day compared with the daily death rate in previous months.

France put emergency services and military forces on wildfire alert, restricted public alcohol consumption and canceled some outdoor sports events to cope with a heat wave scorching parts of Europe.

The record-breaking heat caused the deaths of dozens of people, closed schools, knocked out electricity and wiped out poultry ...

While the full toll will take months to calculate, death statistics already look substantial compared with historical ...

Several wildfires scorched southern France on Thursday after weeks of dry weather and record-high temperatures during the recent heat wave. According to local authorities, the largest fires spread in ...

France endured a rise of nearly 30% in the number of deaths recorded during the week starting June 22, as a record-breaking heat wave linked to climate change gripped much of Europe, health ...

PARIS (AP) — Deaths surged by nearly a third in France during the hottest week of a record heat wave last month, the country's public health authority said Friday, reporting at least 2,000 more deaths ...