Water safety warnings have been issued by authorities and rescue organisations across European countries as water-related deaths continue to rise with the hot temperatures. In France over the weekend, as millions celebrated the Fête de la Musique festival in the searing heat, thirteen people died by drowning. Several teenagers died in areas where swimming is forbidden. The warnings come as ‘red alerts’, indicating danger to life, cover much of Western Europe, with temperatures forecast to reach well into the mid-forties this week. Schools have been closed and trains cancelled as local and national governments seek to keep populations safe over the coming days. #Heatwave #EuropeHeatwave