If you need advice for yourself ” protect “ or for “protect those around you, especially the most vulnerable” heat, do not hesitate to call the Canicule info services toll-free number. That is its purpose.
It was reactivated on Saturday, August 10, at 2 p.m., by the Ministry of Health. “until the end of the heatwave”the latter announced in a press releasewhile 16 departments in the South-East are on orange alert for heatwave and 28, including Deux-Sèvres and Vienne, on alert this Saturday.
Reachable at 0800.06.66.66, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., this number, free from a landline in mainland France, my en place in 2018had already been activated during the first heat wave, at the end of July.
A heat wave that “will intensify”
“This second heat wave of the summer, which is currently affecting the southern half of the country, will intensify tomorrow and at the beginning of next week,” indicates the Ministry of Health in its press release.
Météo-France is already planning to extend its orange heatwave alert to 28 departments and its yellow alert to 55 departments on Sunday, including the whole of Centre-Val de Loire, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne.
Advice from the Ministry of Health
“This heatwave requires special vigilance, especially for sensitive or exposed people”specifies the Ministry of Health, which recalls some good advice:
- Stay cool or spend several hours a day in a cool place.
- Drink water without waiting until you are thirsty.
- Moisten and ventilate your body several times a day.
- Close shutters and windows during the hottest hours and when it is warmer outside than inside.
- Eat fresh and balanced.
- Avoid alcohol.
- Check on the most vulnerable.
Please note that in the event of discomfort, high fever or incoherent speech, the Ministry of Health advises calling 15 directly.
What Météo-France predicts
In its bulletin on Friday, Météo France stressed that this was a “not an exceptional but fairly long-lasting heatwave”.
“Maximum temperatures often above 35°C along the Garonne and the Rhône” are planned for this Saturday, with “peaks above 38°C in Languedoc-Roussillon”.
Not to mention temperatures that will drop slightly at night with minimum temperatures “above 20°C around the Mediterranean and in the Rhone Valley” et “peaks at 24/26°C on the coasts”.
