Clémence Guetté

France ends record heatwave with over 1,000 dead, braces for new one as 30,000 air conditioners head to hospitals

After a 10-day heatwave that killed more than 1,000 people and saw Paris hit 42°C, Météo-France warns of a new bout of extreme heat this weekend. The government has ordered 30,000 air conditioners for hospitals and promised a new extreme-heat plan.