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France Suffers Through Hottest Day In Its History — 113 Fahrenheit

It comes as much of Europe, including Spain and Germany, sees record-breaking temperatures.
A boy jumps into the water of the Trocadero Fountain in Paris on Friday, to find relief from the heat wave.

Updated at 8:23 p.m. ET

In the small, quaint town of Villevieille, southern France, the temperature soared to 113.2 degrees on Friday.

Météo-France, the national weather service, its highest warning level for four regions of the

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