### [2026-06-23](/feed/2026/06/23/index.md)

##### 2026 European heatwaves
# French sports minister Marina Ferrari reports that at least 40 people have drowned in France while swimming in unsupervised areas over the weekend during a heat wave. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP and Reuters via Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/23/about-20-drown-in-france-trying-to-escape-heatwave-sweeping-much-of-europe)

### Changes:

1. French sports minister Marina Ferrari reports that at least 20 people have drowned in France while swimming in unsupervised areas over the weekend during a heat wave.  _2026-06-23 09:45:46 (First version)_
1. French sports minister Marina Ferrari reports that at least 40 people have drowned in France while swimming in unsupervised areas over the weekend during a heat wave.  _(Current version)_

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