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Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave

World | 2026-06-23 at 10:53 UTC | Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says.
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