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GJGCA

(321 posts) Tue Jun 23, 2026, 11:40 AM 4 hrs ago

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

Source: BBC

Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has said, as temperatures hit record levels in several major cities and the heatwave reaches a peak in several European countries.

"It's not something to be taken lightly, going swimming in unsupervised areas during a heatwave," Sports and Youth Minister Marina Ferrari told French radio.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79yvw3j114o

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Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave (Original Post) GJGCA 4 hrs ago OP

Looking at the map JustAnotherGen 3 hrs ago #1

JustAnotherGen

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1. Looking at the map

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Tue Jun 23, 2026, 12:56 PM

3 hrs ago

my husband's mountain in Calabria is not getting the heat. Longer to get to an airport or the shore - but it's always relatively cool up there in the summer. Can't wait!

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