A record number of heat alerts are in effect across France, as the country and other parts of southern and eastern Europe remain under the influence of high temperatures.
According to foreign media, it is reported that about 84 of France's 96 continental regions - known as departments - are currently under an orange alert - the second highest in the country. France's Climate Minister, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, has called it an "unprecedented" situation.
Heat warnings are also in effect for parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom and Balkan countries, including Croatia, writes A2 CNN.
Both Spain and Portugal had their hottest June days ever recorded over the weekend.
El Granado in Andalusia saw a temperature of 46 degrees Celsius on Saturday, while 46.6 degrees Celsius was recorded in the town of Mora in central Portugal on Sunday.
Many countries have emergency medical services on standby and are warning people to stay indoors as much as possible.
Nearly 200 schools across France have been closed or partially closed as a result of the heatwave, which has engulfed parts of Europe for more than a week but is expected to peak by midweek.
Festivalgoers faced high temperatures at the Les Deferlantes music festival in southern France over the weekend, writes A2 CNN.
Education Minister Elisabeth Borne said she was working with regional authorities to find the best ways to care for school children or to allow parents who can afford to keep their children at home.
Several forest fires broke out in the southern Corbières mountain range on Sunday, prompting evacuations and the closure of a highway. They have since been brought under control, fire authorities told French media on Monday. (A2 Televizion)
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