Two toddlers found dead in overheated car in southern France amid heatwave
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Two toddlers, aged 2 and 4, were found dead in an overheated car in Carpentras, southern France. The vehicle belonged to their 33-year-old mother and was parked in a garage near a home. Resuscitation attempts failed. According to initial reports, the mother was unaware the children had entered the car. Temperatures in the region reached 39°C (102°F) as France experiences a severe heatwave.
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bskyTwo toddlers found dead in overheated car in southern France amid heatwavertl.nlKey quotes
· 5 pulledDe kinderen zaten volgens de Franse krant La Provence in de auto van hun 33-jarige moeder.
Er werd nog een poging gedaan ze te reanimeren, maar het mocht niet meer baten.
Volgens de eerste verklaringen zou hun moeder niet hebben geweten dat ze de auto in waren gestapt.
In de Zuid-Franse regio waar het gebeurde, is het vanmiddag 39 graden.
Heel Frankrijk is op dit moment het epicentrum van de hittegolf
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