Western Europe is experiencing a severe heatwave, the second of the year, prompting widespread health and climate-related warnings.

French President Emmanuel Macron called for vigilance and protection of vulnerable groups, while authorities placed more than half of France’s population under orange weather alerts.

A young man near Paris reportedly died from cardiac arrest during the extreme heat, while train services were disrupted and examinations rescheduled.

Authorities in Spain and Germany have also issued warnings as temperatures are forecast to reach record levels in the coming days.