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Heatwave hits more than half of France's population

Le Monde (English) · Jun 19, 2026, 2:07 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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Nearly 36 million French people, more than one in two, were affected by an orange heat alert issued by the weather office, the second-highest such warning urging residents to be 'very cautious.'

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