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Images of people walking in the streets of Lyon, as France's temperatures are expected to reach their peak on Monday afternoon, with 40 departments placed on orange heatwave alert by the French weather agency Météo-France. IMAGES
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says her government "stands by the people of Mayotte", at the start of a visit to Mayotte, France's poorest department, which is facing severe drought, migratory pressure from neighbouring Comoros and growing insecurity. SOUNDBITE
Italian firefighters and other emergency services evacuate residents fom the town of Senigallia after at least seven people died when violent storms in the centre of the country flooded roads and homes. The Corriere della Sera newspaper said about 400 millimetres (16 inches) of rain fell in two hours -- about the quantity normally recorded in six months in this zone. IMAGES
A rescue team is on the site where a huge boulder detached from the Marmolada glacier in Italy's northern Alps, causing an avalanche that killed at least five people and injured eight others, according to a provisional toll from the rescue services. IMAGES
People walk in the streets of Rome as the country's outdoor mask mandate is lifted. Italy is seeing Covid-19 case numbers fall, suggesting it has passed the peak of the current wave IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.