People sit on the banks of the Bassin de la Villette during a storm, as lightning strikes behind them amid a heatwave in Paris, France, June 27, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson PARIS/ROME/ZURICH - Temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Europe on Sunday as storms moved into other areas, with France reporting 1,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave.