France shuts schools, Mediterranean Sea at record high temperatures as heatwave grips Europe

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Paris woke up to a sunny day and a health alert for high temperature on Tuesday (July 1). The top floor of the Eiffel Tower was shut to tourists as a severe heatwave continued to grip Europe, triggering health alerts across the region. (6350-EUROPE-WEATHER/FRANCE-PARIS-MORNING)

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1. ACCELERATED FOOTAGE OF SUNRISE OVER PARIS AS FRANCE ON ALERT FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE

Weather service Meteo France put a record 84 of the country's 101 departments on an orange heatwave alert from Monday (June 30) until midweek. Temperatures are expected to peak on Tuesday and Wednesday (July 2) in France. (6399-EUROPE-WEATHER/FRANCE-TOURISTS)

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2. EIFFEL TOWER / SUN SHINING

3. PEOPLE WALKING

4. LOWER PART OF EIFFEL TOWER

5. WOMEN WEARING HATS WALKING ON IENA BRIDGE

6. VARIOUS OF TOURISTS ON SIGHTSEEING BOAT ON SEINE RIVER

Some 1,350 schools in France will be fully or partially closed due to the heat, up significantly from around 200 on Monday, the Education Ministry said. (6406- EUROPE-WEATHER/FRANCE-SCHOOLS)

ALFORTVILLE, FRANCE (JULY 1, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)

7. CLOSED SCHOOL, ETIENNE DOLET

8. SIGN ON DOOR READING (French): "DUE TO THE HEATWAVE EXPECTED TOMORROW, TUESDAY JULY 1, SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN. ONLY CHILDREN OF PARENTS IN PRIORITY JOBS (HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SAFETY AND SECURITY PERSONNEL, TEACHERS AND STAFF WORKING IN NURSERIES) WILL BE ABLE TO COME TO THE ETIENNE DOLET SCHOOL, UPON PRESENTATION OF WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING."

Madrid residents who wanted to exercise went for early runs on Tuesday (July 1) as temperatures in the Spanish capital were expected to reach 37 degrees Celsius (99 degrees Fahrenheit). The Retiro park, where tourists and residents usually work out and sunbath, was closed to the public due to the weather, leaving runners who came to work out jogging around the park. (6378-EUROPE-WEATHER/SPAIN)

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9. MADRID'S CIBELES SQUARE IN THE DISTANCE

10. NEARBY BUILDING

11. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE RUNNING OUTSIDE THE RETIRO PARK IN MADRID

12. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MADRID RESIDENT, DANIEL (NO SURNAME GIVEN), 53, SAYING:

"Well, running a bit before going to work, to exercise a little. I'm doing it at that time of the day, otherwise it's impossible. At midday it's deadly, and in the evening when I usually do it it's still too hot. So now is the time to do it, when you can more or less be out here."

13. SUN SEEN THROUGH TREE LEAVES

14. VARIOUS OF INFORMATION BOARD DISPLAYING MESSAGE IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH EXPLAINING THAT THE RETIRO PARK IS CLOSED DUE TO "METEOROLOGICAL EVENTS"

15. CLOSED ENTRANCE TO THE RETIRO PARK

The Mediterranean Sea was up to 6 degrees Celsius warmer than usual for the time of year, hitting a record of as much as 30 C (86 F) in Spain's Balearic Sea as a heat dome trapped hot air above Europe, the country's Aemet weather forecaster said. (6351-EUROPE-WEATHER/SEA)

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16. VARIOUS DRONE VIEWS OF THE SEA (MUTE)

17. PEBBLES AND WAVES

18. PEOPLE IN THE WATER

19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACADEMY OF ATHENS RESEARCH CENTRE FOR ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS AND CLIMATOLOGY ASSOCIATE RESEARCHER, CHRISTOS SPYROU, SAYING:

“Now we are seeing that in June 2025 the average temperature of the Mediterranean Sea is three to six degrees greater than what is normal for this time of year. Unfortunately, this is the outcome of a very warm first six months of 2025, also following record temperatures for the entire 2024, and since the sea is a little slow, let's say, to react, we are seeing this change in June 2025.”

Helicopters battled wildfires in Turkey's Hatay on Tuesday (July 1) as more than 50,000 people were evacuated from five regions across the country. (6390-EUROPE-WEATHER/TURKEY-FIRE)

HATAY, TURKEY (JULY 1, 2025) (IHA - No use Turkey)

20. VARIOUS OF WILDFIRE BURNING AND SMOKE RISING

21. WOMAN SPRAYING PROPERTY WITH WATER

22. WOMAN CRYING AND BEING COMFORTED

23. HELICOPTERS DROPPING WATER AS SMOKE RISES

24. (MUTE) HELICOPTERS DROPPING WATER

IZMIR, TURKEY (JUNE 30, 2025) (IZMIR MUNICIPALITY HANDOUT - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

25. BUILDING WITH WILDFIRES BURNING IN DISTANCE

26. FLAMES RISING

27. EMERGENCY VEHICLE DRIVING PAST

28. EMERGENCY WORKERS SCANNING AREA WITH TORCH

29. VARIOUS OF FIRE BURNING, AS SEEN OVER BUILDINGS

IZMIR, TURKEY (JUNE 30, 2025) (IZMIR MUNICIPALITY HANDOUT - Access all)

30. VARIOUS OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY WILDFIRE

31. MAN SPRAYING BUILDING DAMAGED BY WILDFIRE WITH WATER FROM HOSE

London commuters faced sweltering conditions in the early hours of Tuesday (July 1) as the British capital braced itself for the last day of a heatwave. Temperatures in the city are expected to peak at 34 C before falling by almost 10 degrees on Wednesday (July 2). (6389-EUROPE-WEATHER/BRITAIN-LONDON-MORNING)

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32. PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH PICCADILLY CIRCUS

33. VARIOUS OF LIVERPOOL STREET TRAIN STATION

34. PEOPLE ENTERING TUBE TRAIN