Placed in heat wave red vigilance, the 4 departments of Poitou-Charentes are deprived, by prefectural decree, of any public event, in particular events and gatherings of a festive, cultural and sporting nature. In La Rochelle or Montendre, the cancellation of events makes people react.
At 8 a.m. in Niort on June 18, 2022, it is already 26°C. In their uniforms in the shade of the flags, the veterans are gathered together to commemorate General de Gaulle’s appeal.
–
Some municipalities have chosen to postpone these ceremonies until next week, after the heat wave episode. In Niort, the morning option was chosen.”We have chosen to bring this ceremony forward to a time when it is still cool in Niort in order to be able to hold it with dignity, and with respect and the safety of people.” specifies the Prefect of Deux-Sèvres Emmanuelle Dubée.
It promised to be heavenly, feet in the water, the Freemusic festival in Montendre was canceled due to the heat wave alert.
The long-awaited reunion after two years of health crisis has been postponed once again. 12,000 people were expected on the site, in particular to attend the IAM concert, the headliner of this edition.
Due to the heatwave red alert, thethe prefectures of the Vienne departments, Charente, Charente-Maritime and Deux-Sèvres have all taken measures to ban “de any public event, in particular festive, cultural and sporting events and gatherings until the end of the heat wave.“A ban valid during the day, until 6, 7 or 9 p.m. depending on the department.
32°C on land from 9 a.m. this morning in the port, the weather is surely better off La Rochelle where the boaters are out.
–
Despite the heat wave, navigation remains authorized. However, the tour of the Ile de Ré, which was to start at 8 a.m. on the occasion of the festivities organized for the 50th anniversary of the port, has been canceled.
Just like the rest of the Mondial Class 40 which started on Tuesday. In sailor’s memory, this is the first time that races have been canceled due to heat.
On the pontoons, boaters who have not yet set sail regret: “We are talking about people used to mastering their boats in various conditions. And then it’s been a week since we announced this heat wave, we should have canceled before, but not at the last moment like that” Claude reacts.
Because of this episode of heat, the Port of La Rochelle is deprived of its 50th anniversary celebration. The organizers are studying the possibility of postponing the festivities or not.
