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France braces for another day of sweltering heat as Europe heatwave spreads
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- Published17 minutes ago France is bracing for another day of exceptionally hot weather, with more than half the country remaining under a red heat alert on Wednesday.
- Tens of thousands of homes have been left without power in western Brittany, while a major wildfire was brought under control overnight in the Maine-et-Loire region.
- It comes after the country experienced its hottest June day since records began on Tuesday, with an average temperature of 29.8C (85.54F) recorded.
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Published17 minutes ago France is bracing for another day of exceptionally hot weather, with more than half the country remaining under a red heat alert on Wednesday.
Tens of thousands of homes have been left without power in western Brittany, while a major wildfire was brought under control overnight in the Maine-et-Loire region.
It comes after the country experienced its hottest June day since records began on Tuesday, with an average temperature of 29.8C (85.54F) recorded.
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