3 die in France as temperatures to exceed 105 F in Europe heat wave

⁠⁠Three people died in France from health issues caused by extreme heat and schools were set to close as authorities across Europe issued heatwave warnings.

⁠⁠Three people died in France from health issues caused by extreme heat and almost 2,700 of the country’s schools were set to close or modify timetables as authorities across Europe issued heatwave warnings for Monday.

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Temperatures in Bordeaux in southwestern France were forecast to exceed 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 degrees Fahrenheit) Monday and weather agency Meteo France said 49 regional administrative areas will be under a red heat wave warning.

“We’re heading for, at the very least, ⁠several days of very, very hot weather. We don’t know when temperatures ​will ⁠start falling,” French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on TV channel TF1.