France is putting emergency services and military forces on wildfire alert because of a heat wave affecting parts of Europe. About a quarter of France is under a heat red alert on Sunday with temperatures expected to reach 40 C or 104 F in some areas. Monday is forecast to be even hotter. The Eiffel Tower and other Paris venues have set up misting stations to cool crowds. The government has ordered organizers of music day events to limit alcohol use to preserve emergency services. Authorities are worried about people living in the streets and elderly people in nursing homes or isolated in their homes.
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A thunderstorm moves over the beach of the Baltic Sea in Travemuende, Germany, late Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
A man delivers plastic bottles of water during a hot day in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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People visit the beach of the Baltic Sea during hot weather in Travemuende, Germany, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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