France swelters in 'unprecedented' record-breaking May heatwave

France has sweltered under an "unprecedented" heatwave for May, the French meteorological service said on Friday.

France swelters in 'unprecedented' record-breaking May heatwave. France has sweltered under an "unprecedented" heatwave for May, the French meteorological service said on Friday. MétéoFrance stated that the spell of hot weather, which has lasted for more than a week, is "unprecedented, historic and exceptional" for the month. Temperatures have been recorded in many regions this week that are almost 15 degrees or more above the average for late May. The west coast has been particularly affected. "France has never experienced such temperatures in May," said the weather service. On Thursday, the record for the hottest May day across the country was broken in Angoulême-La Couronne in western France, with a temperature of 37.8 degrees Celsius. More than half the country has recorded a monthly heat record in recent days, Météo France stated at...