Two children die in France heatwave
French authorities found the bodies of two young children inside their family’s car in the town of Carpentras in southern France. It is believed that they were accidentally trapped in the vehicle during a severe heatwave that reached 42 degrees Celsius. The children's mother discovered them in critical condition; both died from suffocation and excessive heat exposure. An investigation has been opened by the prosecutors into the incident. This tragedy comes amid an escalating unprecedented heat crisis, which has set new record temperatures, coinciding with the announcement of an orange alert and the French government’s activation of an emergency response team to address the consequences of the heatwave.
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