Power outages hit France as record heatwave set to peak [View all]

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78y4102n1zo

Tens of thousands of homes in western France are without power, with temperatures set to peak across the country on Wednesday during a record-breaking heatwave.
About 68,000 homes in Brittany have been affected, with electricity unlikely to be fully restored until Wednesday night at the earliest, authorities said.
More than half of the country remains under a red heat alert, with a high of 43C (109.4F) possible later in the day in the southwest, according to forecaster Météo France.
The peak comes after the country experienced its hottest day since records began on Tuesday, with an average temperature of 29.8C (85.54F).