Pakistan, June 24 -- Thousands of residents in northern France were left without electricity as a severe heatwave gripped western Europe. Authorities rushed to restore power after outages linked to a transformer incident. The disruption increased risks for vulnerable populations and strained critical services during extreme temperatures.

French officials said healthcare facilities and other essential sites were being prioritised for power restoration. Emergency generators were supplied to retirement homes to protect elderly residents from dangerous heat conditions. Authorities stressed that the incident was accidental and no injuries were reported.

The outages came as record-breaking temperatures swept across Europe. In several regions,...