Two children found dead in car as France faces hottest day of heatwave

TDT | Manama

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Two children were found dead in a car in France on Monday as the country experienced the hottest day yet in its latest heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach 43C.

The two victims, aged two and four, were found dead in their family's car in a residential parking lot in the southeastern town of Carpentras, where temperatures had been forecast to reach a maximum of 39C.

"The causes of death are yet to be determined, but the heatwave is the leading line of inquiry," said local prosecutor Helene Mourges.

France for the first time issued its highest heat warning across half the country for Monday, with forecasters warning the extreme weather episode could end up being as serious as the 2003 heatwave that claimed nearly 15,000 lives nationwide.