22 Aug 2023 at 00:07
In four French departments, the alarm for a heat wave has been scaled up to code red. These are Rhône, Drôme, Ardèche and Haute-Loire, French media report.
The decision was made in view of the ongoing heat wave, authorities said. Code orange already applies in about half of the country.
The peak of the heat wave is expected on Tuesday and Wednesday, with possible record temperatures. For example, a temperature of up to 42 degrees is predicted for the Rhône valley on Tuesday.
Such intense heat is extremely unusual in France this late in the summer.
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2023-08-21 22:07:00
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