An early-summer heatwave across Europe intensified this week, with France recording its hottest day since national measurements began in 1947 and its hottest night on record, according to Météo-France. France's national temperature indicator reached 29.8C on Tuesday after a minimum national average of 21.6C overnight Monday, while Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said 40 people had drowned since last Thursday, most of them young people seeking relief from the heat. France, Spain, Italy and th...

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