Seven die in France from causes relating to heat wave

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May 26, 2026 4:53 AM EDT

A boat passes people sitting on the banks of the Seine River, as temperatures reached up to 35 degrees during a period of hot weather in Paris, France, May 25, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson

PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) - ‌Seven people ​have ​died in France directly or indirectly due to a heat wave, Junior ‌Energy Minister Maud Bregeon said on Tuesday, ⁠which has become the hottest day in May recorded ‌in French history, according ‌to the national weather service.

• The national heat index, which measures the average temperature across ​the country, reached 24.8 degrees Celsius, Meteo France’s preliminary readings at 5 pm on ⁠Tuesday showed. This beat 24.6 degrees Celsius on Monday and thus ​marked the hottest day ever recorded in the month of May nationwide.

• Five ​of the seven fatalities ‌were people drowning in lakes, rivers or beaches, Bregeon said.

• The government ⁠has ordered local authorities to take measures to protect people during sporting events, she said.

• France has ⁠been experiencing higher-than-average temperatures since Saturday.

• Most of Brittany ​has been under an orange level warning by weather service Meteo France, which expects temperatures to reach up ‌to 36 degrees Celsius (96.8° Fahrenheit) on Tuesday afternoon.

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• The heat wave is ‌expected to continue on Wednesday and Thursday, Meteo ⁠France said on ‌its website.

(Reporting by ​Inti Landauro; additional reporting by Dominique Vidalon Editing by Jan Harvey and Bernadette ‌Baum)


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