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Marina Ferrari
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Marina Ferrari is France's sports and youth minister.
Notable Quotes
"It's not something to be taken lightly, going swimming in unsupervised areas during a heatwave."View Story →
"Many deadly accidents have occurred in areas that are not authorised or supervised for swimming."View Story →
Related Stories
France links sharp rise in drownings to heatwaves
A government minister says people have been taking risks by going into the water, with 301 deaths since 19 June.
August 23, 2026Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave
Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says.
June 23, 2026