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Paris landmarks close early amid extreme heat

PARIS - The Eiffel Tower and other Paris landmarks announced early closures over the weekend as a quarter of mainland France was under the highest heat alert level on Saturday in the third heatwave to hit the country since May.

Bangkok Post

From bad to worse: Power outages hit France as Europe swelters under record-breaking heatwave

Tens of thousands of households in France were left without electricity as a record-breaking heatwave gripped large parts of Europe on Wednesday, with soaring temperatures overwhelming infrastructure, triggering health warnings and prompting authorities across the continent to issue alerts as extreme weather intensified.

The Times of India

Europe scorched by latest heatwave

PARIS — Thirteen people died by drowning in searing temperatures in France over the weekend, with the heatwave set to intensify from Monday across much of Europe, forcing warnings and special measures.

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Two children die in France as half of country on highest heat warning

Two children were found dead in a car in southeast France on Monday as the country faced the hottest day of a brutal heatwave that is forecast to last until the end of the week. The government for the first time issued its highest heat warning across half the country…

France 24

Heat dome over Europe scorches UK, Ireland, France and Spain

LONDON - Temperatures hit record highs for May in Britain, Ireland and France on Monday, as forecasters warned of a prolonged period of extreme heat across Europe throughout the week.

Bangkok Post

Third Briton among six killed in wave of avalanches in French Alps

Briton died in incident in resort town of La Grave on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Europe burns under ‘nightmare’ wildfires as alerts issued for tourism hotspots

A man in Madrid died after suffering burns as the fire ravaged more than 1,000 hectares of land

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Storm Moves Away From Mayotte, Three Dead In Madagascar

A tropical storm was moving away from the French territory of Mayotte on Sunday after causing torrential rains and flash floods that killed three people in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar.

International Business Times

France's battered Mayotte islands hit by a new tropical storm just weeks after a devastating cyclone

The French territory of Mayotte is on red alert again with another cyclone heading toward the islands off Africa that were devastated by their worst storm in nearly a century last month

The Independent UK

Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte On Red Alert For New Storm

Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced Sunday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and flash floods less than a month after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a deadly cyclone.

International Business Times

Seven things we learned at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Well done Baku - you've managed another year of hosting a thrilling Formula 1 race. The race-long duel between Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri set the key narrative for this year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but a wealth of action throughout the field all fought for second billing across the 51-lap…

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F1 teams working without normal weather radar systems at Azerbaijan GP

Formula 1 teams are working without their usual weather radar system at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, because of a political dispute between the Azeri and French governments.

Motorsport

Exclusive: F1 teams working without normal weather radar systems at Azerbaijan GP

Formula 1 teams are working without their usual weather radar system at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, because of a political dispute between the Azeri and French governments.

Autosport

One dead as French island of Reunion hit by cyclone Belal

Hundreds of thousands of people on France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion were confined to their homes on Monday as the eye of cyclone Belal hit the northern part of the territory, leaving one person dead.

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One Dead As French Indian Ocean Island Hit By Major Storm

Cyclone Belal hit Reunion, one of France's overseas territories that span the globe from the Caribbean to the Pacific, moving in from the northwest packing "extreme winds", according to Meteo-France.

Radio France Internationale

Five dead, 1.2 million homes without power as Storm Ciaran batters Europe

Five people were killed by falling trees as Storm Ciaran battered Western Europe on Thursday, bringing record winds as high as 200 kilometres per hour, floods, blackouts and major travel disruptions.

Reuters

France eyes 'unprecedented' water curbs after driest winter since 1959

France is preparing to introduce restrictions on water use in parts of the country from March, in an unprecedented move for the time of year following the driest winter in 64 years, environment minister Christophe Bechu said on Wednesday.

France 24

France had hottest October ever: national weather agency

October 2022 is set to be the hottest month of October in France since records started in 1900, national weather agency Meteo-France said in a statement Tuesday.

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France faces soaring temperatures and forest fires over the weekend

More than 12,200 people have now been evacuated from their homes in southwest France as firefighters struggle to bring wildfires under control, regional authorities said on Saturday. Close to 10,000 hectares are on fire in the Gironde region.

France 24

France swelters, braces for heatwave sweeping Spain, Portugal

Less than a month after the previous heat wave, mercury levels started to rise in France on Monday with the country braced for a heatwave this week that will also scorch Spain and Portugal, where the temperature exceeded 42 degrees Celsius in some parts.

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