At least 18 people have d!ed in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a heatwave over Europe smashes temperature records in several cities
Schools in France closed, while some modified timetables on Monday.
Forecasters predicts temperatures could break records for June this week.
The temperature in Bordeaux in France’s western wine country rose to 41.9 degrees Celsius, breaking a record set last August.
In Poitiers in central France it reached 41.2C, beating a previous high set in 1947.
In San Sebastián, the temperature was set to reach 40C.
That is more than double the city’s historic average for June 22, according to the Reuters Climate Monitor, which showed Europe as the continent furthest from its historic norm on Monday.
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