Temperatures in France hit 45 degrees Celsius for 1st time: Meteo France

Children cool themselves at an atomizer in Lille, France, June 28, 2019. Temperatures in France hit 45 degrees Celsius on Friday for the first time since the start of temperature measurements, according to Meteo France. As the heat wave reaches an exceptional peak of heat on Friday, warned Meteo France, many absolute temperature records might be broken. (Xinhua/Sébastien Courdji)