France records hottest-ever night as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave

TL;DR

Reports differ across sources; according to theguardian.com, forty people have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas across France in recent days, the prime minister has said, as people across the country sought respite from a record-breaking heatwave that saw France register its hottest day on record and sent sweltering heat across much of Europe.