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A third child dies in France after being trapped in a car during the heatwave

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A couple shields themselves from the sun under an umbrella near the Eiffel Tower, as temperatures rise in Paris during a second heatwave affecting a large part of France. /Archive.
A couple shields themselves from the sun under an umbrella near the Eiffel Tower, as temperatures rise in Paris during a second heatwave affecting a large part of France. Sarah Meyssonnier / REUTERS
25/06/2026
1 min

A three-year-old boy died this Wednesday in the town of Saint-Gratien, in the Paris region, after being found unconscious inside his parents' vehicle during a heatwave. With this, it is now three children who have lost their lives in similar circumstances this week.

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