Story audio is generated using AI By Makini Brice, Francesca Landini and Dave Graham Temperatures were forecast to reach 40°C in parts of Europe on Sunday as storms moved into other areas, with France reporting 1,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave. The French public health agency said most of the heat-related fatalities involved older people, warning that the number was expected to rise as more information became available about deaths in residential care and private homes.