France experiences its hottest day since measurements began in 1947

France experienced its hottest day on record since measurements began in nineteen forty-seven, according to France 24. The nation broke a temperature record set just a day earlier. The national weather agency reports that around forty-four million of France's nearly sixty-seven million people are currently under the highest red alert level for extreme heat.

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