Heatwave in France: baby dies in A&E, fourth child death this week

According to Euronews, an eighteen-month-old baby in Marseille died of heatstroke after being left in a parked car earlier this week. The child was discovered unconscious and brought to the nearby La Timone hospital, where the infant was pronounced dead. A parent is believed to have left the baby in the vehicle while going to work. This marks the fourth child death linked to France's ongoing heatwave this week, highlighting the critical dangers extreme heat poses to young children.

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