'Long-Lasting and Intense': Man Dies, Trains and Classes Disrupted as Heatwave Hits France
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A severe heat wave has hit a large part of France.
A heavy heat wave holds France firmly under control. Extreme temperatures could even have caused a first fatality. Moreover, the French railway cuts several connections - for an unusual reason.
Thursday, June 18, 2026, a 30-year-old man died on the track of athletics at the Raoul-Dautry stadium in Ermont. A death that could be related to the heat wave episode.
A 30-year-old man was found in cardio-respiratory arrest on Thursday 18 June in Val-d'Oise, while France was experiencing an episode of high heat. He could not be revived.
Shortly before 11 a.m., the victim "was found in cardio-respiratory arrest by witnesses who were then on the edge of the Raoul-Dautry stadium in Ermont", according to SDIS 95.
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