Lightning struck Paris's iconic Eiffel Tower as a thunderstorm raged in the skies over the French capital which, like other parts of Europe, has been suffering scorching temperatures for days. France saw a surge in its daily death numbers last week, at the height of the record-smashing heatwave, according to Public Health France. There were more than 1,200 deaths reported across the country on Wednesday — when it was sweltering under its hottest temperatures ever — and that increased to more t