# France heatwave: 2026 sets record for rockfalls in the Alps

https://mins.news/en/video/41026

- euronews, 2026-09-01 21:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwdbaGYXuG8

> The summer of 2026 brought an unprecedented wave of landslides and rockfalls to the French Alps, particularly around Mont Blanc, as extreme heat drove permafrost thawing.

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