Two boys, aged eight and 10, die in hot car in Cyprus ‘after being left to sleep’

Two boys have been found dead after being allegedly left to sleep in a car parked at a British air base in Cyprus.

Two boys have been found dead after being allegedly left to sleep in a car parked at a British air base in Cyprus.

Authorities found the boys, aged eight and 10, trapped in a hot vehicle in the British overseas territory of Dhekelia on the south east of the island.

The children were believed to have been playing while locked in their mother’s car andappear to have died from suffocation and heat burns from exposure to the sun, Cyprus Mail reported.

Rescuers broke into the vehicle through its windows, before rushing the children to hospital, where they were confirmed dead.

British officers have arrested their father and stepmother, aged 30 and 34 on suspicion of negligence.

According to the leader of the Xylophafou community Giorgos Loulianos, the boys had come to Cyprus to see their parents who work at the RAF base.

The incident is the latest as a major heatwave saw multiple European countries scorching in 40°C temperatures.

An 18-month-old baby was among four dead in France after emergency services were overwhelmed with call-outs during the searing heat.

Earlier int he week, two children aged two and four died after they were left in the car by their mum.

French officials confirmed another 1,000 elderly and ill people had died due to the extreme heat since June 24, with most of the additional fatalities aged 65 and above.

He was found in a vehicle having been allegedly left by a parent as they travelled to work.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video