French government defends response to heat wave

After a week-long heat wave, which led to around 1,000 more deaths than the same period in previous months, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu defended the government's response, saying the measures put in place had 'held up well.'

French govt under fire over heatwave response

France's government has come under fire from parties on both the left and right over what they say was a lack of preparedness for the recent record heatwave that swept across Europe, with the country recording around 1,000 excess deaths. France 24's Marc Perelman takes a closer look.

By FRANCE24