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- Europe endures unprecedented May heat, with temperatures above 30 °C in France and a record 33.5 °C in the United Kingdom, and forecasts expect it to persist.
- Two participants died on Sunday, a 53-year-old runner in a Paris race and a woman who suffered fatal heat stroke while competing in Lyon.
- The U.K. Health Security Agency issued an amber alert warning that the 33.5 °C temperature could raise deaths, especially among the elderly.
