British woman dies at French campsite and a three-year-old is found dead inside a car as country's deadly heatwave continues

By SABRINA PENTY, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 09:31, 25 June 2026 | Updated: 09:58, 25 June 2026 A British woman has died at a French campsite as Europe continues to grapple with a sweltering heatwave. The elderly woman is understood to have been staying at the Baie D-aunis campsite with her husband in the coastal town of Tranche-sur-Mer in Western France when she fell ill.  Speaking to the Daily Mail, a campsite employee confirmed she died of a heart attack.   According to a Facebook post by a fellow camper, four ambulances and two police cars were seen at the camping ground.  The Foreign Office has been approached for comment.  The Brit's death comes as a heatwave continues to grip Europe, with temperatures soaring past 40C in some parts of the continent.  Weather agencies have warned that extreme heat could endanger lives as much of western Europe bakes under a 'heat dome'.  France recorded its hottest-ever day on Wednesday for the second day running.  The Meteo France weather agency said the country's national thermal indicator hit a new record of 30C, the latest in a series of never-before-registered highs.  A British woman has died at a French campsite. Pictured: Baie D-aunis campsite, where the tragedy occurred A three-year-old was found dead in a car in France, a police source said on Thursday.  The incident brings the death toll of children dying in extreme weather conditions in France to three, after two siblings died after being left in a hot car earlier this week.  The brothers, aged just four and two, were found unresponsive by their mother, 33, on Monday afternoon in the town of Carpentras, southern France, in a car parked outside their grandmother's house.  They suffered cardiac arrest as temperatures reached a sweltering 40C, and while services were called to the scene, resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.  At least 101 million people are expected to experience hot temperatures on Thursday, including 50 million in France.  The country has been the most impacted, where around 63 million people have experienced temperatures of more than 30C.  The heatwave has also been linked with 212 deaths in Spain between Sunday and Wednesday, estimates from a public institute show. The MoMO monitoring system compiles daily death statistics in Spain and calculates the difference in mortality by comparing them with the levels forecast based on historical records.  Meanwhile, the UK recorded its hottest June day on Thursday, with 31.6C reported at Gosport in southern England.  The national weather forecaster issued a red alert for heat in much of central and southern England, as well as Wales. Authorities warned people to take extra care when swimming in unsupervised areas, such as rivers or lakes, following the deaths of around 40 people in France over the past week. More than 1,000 schools in England have closed due to the heat, and many train services were cancelled, with passengers being urged to avoid nonessential travel in areas covered by the warning.  In France, Italy and Spain, more than 100 million people were warned to be extra vigilant about the dangers of the heat wave. With the mercury rising, many of France's major attractions, including the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum in Paris, have restricted visiting hours. Schools and transportation schedules were also upended. In Italy, 16 cities, including Rome, Milan, Florence and Turin, were under heat alerts. The 'bollino rosso' signals that the risks are not restricted to the elderly.  This is a breaking news story, more to follow.   The comments below have been moderated in advance. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.