21/08/2026
France turns the page on a historic heatwave as rain returns
NANCY, FRANCE - AUGUST 21: Pedestrians carry umbrellas and walk along wet streets in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, on August 21, 2026, as an Atlantic weather system brings widespread rainfall and cooler air to the Grand Est region. Following a summer marked by multiple extreme heatwaves that generated over 7,300 excess deaths across France since May, including 5,764 in late June and 1,243 in July, meteorological authorities issued heightened storm warnings across several departments as temperatures dropped by over 10 degrees Celsius, marking a sharp transition from prolonged heat and drought conditions to unsettled late-summer weather
Photographer Muhammed Said Tako Anadolu Ajansı