France is experiencing a record-breaking heat wave, according to France Twenty-four. Temperatures are forecast to reach forty degrees Celsius in major cities including Bordeaux, Rennes, and Toulouse — the country's hottest afternoon and night since records began in nineteen forty-seven. The extreme heat has already claimed lives: two children were found dead inside a parked car on June twenty-second, and at least forty people have drowned over the past few days while seeking relief in water. Health officials warn that elderly and vulnerable populations face particular danger as the heat alert continues across the country.

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