France Records Fourth Child Death as Heatwave Persists

A fourth child has died in France during the country's prolonged heatwave, which officials have identified as Europe's most severe on record. An adult man was also found unresponsive in Paris's Canal Saint-Martin after swimming outside the designated area.

Hospitals across the country are admitting growing numbers of patients, and emergency departments remain under intense pressure as temperatures stay elevated.

The overall death toll has continued to rise during the heatwave period. Officials have not released a complete nationwide figure for heat-related fatalities. A climatologist stated that future heatwaves are likely to become more extreme unless global CO2 emissions are significantly reduced.