- A three-year-old boy has died after becoming trapped in a car in Paris, as France recorded its hottest day in history amidst a severe heatwave.
- The child's father believed he was sleeping, and the boy was unable to exit the vehicle due to the child lock, leading to his unconscious discovery by parents.
- Paris experienced temperatures exceeding 40C for the first time in 150 years, contributing to a series of heat-related fatalities across Europe, including two other young children found in a car.
- French authorities have activated the highest level of health services mobilisation and are urging citizens, particularly those aged 50-70, to take precautions against the deadly heat.
- The heatwave, caused by an Omega block weather pattern and intensified by climate change, is expected to ease but authorities warn of a strong probability of extreme heat returning in early July.
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