France, two children aged 2 and 4 “died in the car due to the heat” in Carpentras

“The causes of death have not yet been ascertained, but the prevailing hypothesis is the heat wave,” said Helene Mourges, prosecutor of the city of Carpentras, where temperatures reached 39 degrees centigrade. The children’s mother was taken into custody by emergency services and has not yet been questioned, the magistrate said.