ABSTRACT About a third of France is under a "red alert" for heat, and high temperatures reached 104 F in some areas, in a country where air conditioning isn't widespread. BODY People cooled off in the water at La Concha in the Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian on Sunday. PARIS — France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts, and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public, as an exceptional heat wave unfurled across parts of Europe.