France placed 35 of its 96 mainland departments under a red heat alert as part of its response to a heatwave. Temperatures in some areas were expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius, according to corroborated reports. The French government banned alcohol consumption at music festival events and cancelled some outdoor sports events due to the heatwave. Emergency services and military forces were put on wildfire alert. According to the New York Times, France restricted public alcohol consumption in streets and parks in Paris. France24 reported that about a third of France was placed under a national weather service’s red heat alert on Sunday. The Guardian reported that level one or two heat alerts were issued for about 53 million people in France, and that temperatures in some areas were expected to reach 42 degrees Celsius. ChronicleAI.org reported that temperatures in some areas were expected to reach 41 degrees Celsius. The Hindu reported that more than 200,000 people across Europe died from heat-related causes over the last four years. Triblive reported that multiple drownings were reported in Europe as people sought relief in water during the heatwave.