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Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave

Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave. Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says.

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Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave. Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says.

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Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave.Supported · Medium-high confidence
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Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave.
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