{"id":2009296,"date":"2026-06-24T10:49:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009296"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:49:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:49:45","slug":"red-heatwave-alerts-spread-across-europe-with-hottest-day-ever-in-france-and-40-deaths-from-drowning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009296","title":{"rendered":"Red heatwave alerts spread across Europe with hottest day ever in France and 40 deaths from drowning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/16\/59\/1200x675_cmsv2_e7e6dfb3-3e7d-5445-9c37-379668fc3788-9811659.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2904584-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2904584\" data-cid=\"9811841\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904584-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/18\/41\/189x106_cmsv2_96ca6263-ddc0-5644-ba61-45865802dd95-9811841.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Catholic devotees covered in mud and banana leaves take part in the Mud People festival in Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, on June 24, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Catholics walk barefoot in mud ritual\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904686-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2904686\" data-cid=\"9812420\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904686-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/23\/34\/189x106_cmsv2_d64d8313-5383-5099-a6dd-d35129eeb399-9812334.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Maltravieso Caves\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Culture news<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Human DNA over 2,000 years old found in caves in Spain and Portugal\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904519-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2904519\" data-cid=\"9811521\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904519-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/15\/21\/189x106_cmsv2_8be39168-6cae-574f-891b-79a6126d2ae9-9811521.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MEPs Sander Smit and Barry Andrews in The Ring \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    The Ring<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Will the UK rejoin the European Union? 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MEPs debate Brexit on The Ring\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904671-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2904671\" data-cid=\"9812271\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904671-label-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/22\/71\/189x106_cmsv2_195ef1bd-f5b7-542c-8c44-5f2b2a586c93-9812271.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A woman sunbathes in London, as a heatwave is predicted Tuesday, June 23, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    UK records hottest June day ever as Europe swelters in heatwave\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Earth<\/p>\n<p>                          Climate<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Red heatwave alerts spread across Europe with hottest day ever in France and 40 deaths from drowning<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/16\/59\/1536x864_cmsv2_e7e6dfb3-3e7d-5445-9c37-379668fc3788-9811659.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Parisians bath in the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, as the national weather service, Meteo France, placed 54 departments, under a red heat wave alert, June 23, 2026. \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Parisians bath in the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, as the national weather service, Meteo France, placed 54 departments, under a red heat wave alert, June 23, 2026.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo\/Christophe Ena<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\/Christophe Ena\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspAngela Symons&amp;nbspwith&amp;nbsp<b>AP<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1782298185\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-06-24 12:49:45 +02:00\">24\/06\/2026 &#8211; 12:49 GMT+2<\/time><span class=\"c-article-publication-date__bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Updated<br \/>\n                                     <time datetime=\"13:40\">13:40<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup__content__embed_container u-display-none\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup__content__embed__tooltip\"><br \/>\n                            Copy\/paste the article video embed link below:<br \/>\n                        <\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup__content__embed u-display-flex\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/icon-copy-to-clipboard.svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Copy to clipboard\" class=\"u-cursor-pointer js-c-article-share-comment-copy\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup__content__embed--success-copied u-display-none js-c-article-share-comment-video-embed-success-link-copied\"><br \/>\n                                Copied<br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Extreme weather is getting worse as climate change speeds up.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--earth js-article-content\">\n<p>Europe\u2019s early heatwave continues to wreak havoc as temperatures creep to new highs and red alerts spread across the continent.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesterday was the hottest day ever in France, leading to power cuts and tragic deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of schools in the UK are closed due to worries that students can not be kept safe in sweltering buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Italy has issued extreme heat warnings for 16 cities, while in Spain there is good news as the heatwave begins to abate. <\/p>\n<h2>Extreme weather is getting worse as climate change speeds up<\/h2>\n<p>The extreme weather is being driven by a <strong>heat dome<\/strong>, which is trapping hot air over large parts of Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Human-caused climate change is making the ongoing heatwave up to 4\u00b0C hotter, according to analysis from <strong>Climameter<\/strong>: Paris is currently about 2.4\u00b0C warmer, Milan 3.8\u00b0C and Zaragoza 4\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>Europe is the world\u2019s <strong>fastest-warming continent<\/strong>, with temperatures increasing twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, according to the EU\u2019s Copernicus Climate Change Service. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuman-induced climate change made this heatwave exceptional,&#8221; says Emma Holmberg at the University of Bern, Switzerland, who contributed to the report. &#8220;Already in June we are seeing dangerous levels of heat, which places severe stress both on infrastructure and individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the last four years, more than 200,000 people across Europe died from heat-related causes, and most of those deaths were preventable, the World Health Organization\u2019s Europe office said this month.<\/p>\n<p>In Western Europe, extreme heat events have already been rising <strong>faster<\/strong> than climate models predicted. Recent studies have found that the <strong>Mediterranean<\/strong> could face double the number of heat events previously anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>UN climate agency projections say the next five years are likely to shatter more heat records.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">&#8216;Flesh-eating&#8217; bacteria threat spreads on Europe&#8217;s beaches as seas warm<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">\u2018El Ni\u00f1o is a distraction\u2019: Why Europe\u2019s deadly heatwave isn\u2019t down to a natural weather phenomenon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>France records hottest day on record<\/h2>\n<p>France recorded its hottest day ever on Tuesday (23 June), with the country&#8217;s national thermal indicator \u2013 an average of temperatures measured at 30 weather stations \u2013 reading 29.8\u00b0C. In some towns, daytime highs climbed well above 40\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s previous hottest days were recorded during heatwaves of August 2003 \u2013 which caused an estimated 15,000 <strong>deaths<\/strong> \u2013 and July 2019, with an average temperature of 29.4\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>The unprecedented highs are expected to continue at least until the weekend, with the M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France weather service warning that \u201cfurther record-breaking temperatures are expected\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Over 68,000 homes have been <strong>left without power<\/strong> in the northwest department of Finist\u00e8re, due to a heat-related incident at a transformer that took place on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Europe\u2019s heatwave could trigger blackouts. Which countries are most exposed?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>In Paris, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum have restricted visiting hours due to the unrelenting heat, with temperatures of 40\u00b0C forecast for Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>France has recorded 40 <strong>fatalities<\/strong> from drowning in the past week as people seek relief in rivers and other bodies of water, despite authorities\u2019 warnings about unsupervised swimming. Most of the drownings involved young people, Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu said.<\/p>\n<p>A growing number of regions will tip into the red again on Wednesday as the heat spreads across more than half of the country, including the northernmost tip of France, according to M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France.<\/p>\n<p>While a pause in extreme heat is expected towards the end of this week, French environment minister Monique Barbut has warned that the country\u2019s heatwave could start up again next week and stretch until 14 July.<\/p>\n<h2>UK closes schools due to heat<\/h2>\n<p>Hundreds of UK <strong>schools have been closed<\/strong> today (24 June) as a rare red weather warning comes into force. The country is bracing for record-breaking temperatures. <\/p>\n<p>The heat warning issued by the Met Office weather agency is in place until Thursday, with highs of 37\u00b0C expected in southern England and up to 35\u00b0C in southeast Wales. London could face highs of 39\u00b0C as more than 75,000 people flock to the capital for <strong>London Climate Action Week<\/strong> \u2013 the world\u2019s biggest climate week.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple UK <strong>train operators<\/strong>, including the express train serving London Gatwick Airport, were forced to cancel or reduce services on Tuesday to avoid heat-related problems. Railway operators urged people to travel only if \u201cabsolutely necessary\u201d on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Conditions are expected to ease by Friday, according to the Met Office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/16\/59\/808x539_cmsv2_a17296c8-5ac8-57da-ba8c-2f478b071641-9811659.jpg\" alt=\"A man drinks on Westminster Bridge in London, as a heat wave is predicted Tuesday, June 23, 2026. \"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">A man drinks on Westminster Bridge in London, as a heat wave is predicted Tuesday, June 23, 2026. <\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Italy on red alert for heat<\/h2>\n<p>Italy has put 16 cities on red alert for <strong>heatwaves<\/strong> today (24 June), including Milan, Rome, Turin, Venice and Bologna. People have been advised to eat light foods and stay indoors during the hottest times of the day.<\/p>\n<p>A spike in households using air-conditioning for cooling has sparked blackouts in Milan and Turin, while hospitals in Parma have reported a sharp rise in emergency visits.<\/p>\n<p>Rome public bus operator ATAC says the extreme heat has put its electric fleet to the test, with a rise in air-con use forcing vehicles to return early to the depots for charging.<\/p>\n<h2>Heatwave starts to cool in Spain<\/h2>\n<p>In Spain, the <strong>extreme heat<\/strong> is starting to abate, with national weather service Aemet saying temperatures would drop in most of the country by Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Parts of the Basque country in northern Spain will remain on red alert, but this is expected to end by Thursday with no areas rated red or orange.<\/p>\n<p>It will come as a relief after temperatures reached 44\u00b0C southern Andalusia on Tuesday and 40\u00b0C in the normally temperate Cantabria and the Basque Country regions.<\/p>\n<p>Of the dozen heat waves Aemet has recorded in June since it started tracking them in 1975, half have occurred since 2015, according to meteorologist Rub\u00e9n del Campo. 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Recent studies have found that the Mediterranean could face double the number of heat events previously anticipated.UN climate agency projections say the next five years are likely to shatter more heat records.France records hottest day on recordFrance recorded its hottest day ever on Tuesday (23 June), with the country&#8217;s national thermal indicator \u2013 an average of temperatures measured at 30 weather stations \u2013 reading 29.8\u00b0C. In some towns, daytime highs climbed well above 40\u00b0C.France\u2019s previous hottest days were recorded during heatwaves of August 2003 \u2013 which caused an estimated 15,000 deaths \u2013 and July 2019, with an average temperature of 29.4\u00b0C.The unprecedented highs are expected to continue at least until the weekend, with the M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France weather service warning that \u201cfurther record-breaking temperatures are expected\u201d.\u00a0Over 68,000 homes have been left without power in the northwest department of Finist\u00e8re, due to a heat-related incident at a transformer that took place on Tuesday evening.In Paris, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum have restricted visiting hours due to the unrelenting heat, with temperatures of 40\u00b0C forecast for Wednesday.France has recorded 40 fatalities from drowning in the past week as people seek relief in rivers and other bodies of water, despite authorities\u2019 warnings about unsupervised swimming. Most of the drownings involved young people, Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu said.A growing number of regions will tip into the red again on Wednesday as the heat spreads across more than half of the country, including the northernmost tip of France, according to M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France.While a pause in extreme heat is expected towards the end of this week, French environment minister Monique Barbut has warned that the country\u2019s heatwave could start up again next week and stretch until 14 July.UK closes schools\u00a0due to heatHundreds of UK schools have been closed today (24 June) as a rare red weather warning comes into force. The country is bracing for record-breaking temperatures.\u00a0The heat warning issued by the Met Office weather agency is in place until Thursday, with highs of 37\u00b0C expected in southern England and up to 35\u00b0C in southeast Wales. London could face highs of 39\u00b0C as more than 75,000 people flock to the capital for London Climate Action Week \u2013 the world\u2019s biggest climate week.Multiple UK train operators, including the express train serving London Gatwick Airport, were forced to cancel or reduce services on Tuesday to avoid heat-related problems. Railway operators urged people to travel only if \u201cabsolutely necessary\u201d on Wednesday and Thursday.Conditions are expected to ease by Friday, according to the Met Office.Italy on red alert for heatItaly has put 16 cities on red alert for heatwaves today (24 June), including Milan, Rome, Turin, Venice and Bologna. People have been advised to eat light foods and stay indoors during the hottest times of the day.A spike in households using air-conditioning for cooling has sparked blackouts in Milan and Turin, while hospitals in Parma have reported a sharp rise in emergency visits.Rome public bus operator ATAC says the extreme heat has put its electric fleet to the test, with a rise in air-con use forcing vehicles to return early to the depots for charging.Heatwave starts to cool in SpainIn Spain, the extreme heat is starting to abate, with national weather service Aemet saying temperatures would drop in most of the country by Wednesday afternoon.Parts of the Basque country in northern Spain will remain on red alert, but this is expected to end by Thursday with no areas rated red or orange.It will come as a relief after temperatures reached 44\u00b0C southern Andalusia on Tuesday and 40\u00b0C in the normally temperate Cantabria and the Basque Country regions.Of the dozen heat waves Aemet has recorded in June since it started tracking them in 1975, half have occurred since 2015, according to meteorologist Rub\u00e9n del Campo. 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