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The deadly heatwave has battered France since last week, disrupting daily life and forcing school closures and train cancellations, with Lecornu convening ministers for a new crisis meeting on Tuesday to address the situation.
The country recorded its hottest night from Monday to Tuesday since measurements began in 1947, the Meteo-France weather agency said.
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A view of the stopped Golfech nuclear power plant in France after its shutdown on June 22, 2026, due to "environmental constraints" related to an ongoing heatwave. Photo by AFP |
The national temperature indicator -- an average of readings from 30 stations across France -- reached 21.6 C, according to preliminary figures taken Tuesday morning.
The previous record was 21.4 C, set on July 25, 2019.
Lecornu called the latest fatalities a "tragic scourge".
"The latest figure reported to us is 40 deaths since June 18, mainly among young people," Lecornu said at the crisis meeting.
"They are the first victims of the crisis we are facing."
Earlier Tuesday, Sports and Youth Minister Marina Ferrari told the France Inter broadcaster that around 20 people had drowned since the beginning of the weekend, urging swimmers to respect safety rules.
