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People cool off at Trocadero fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave in Paris, Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

Video. Europe's record heatwave shifts east, death toll tops 1,300

Updated: 29/06/2026 - 18:59 GMT+2

Death toll tops 1,300 as record temperatures shift east, with Ukraine's war-damaged power grid now bracing for the heat's next phase.

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