Temperatures have been heading upwards since this Friday afternoon, August 18, 2023. They will only increase until the beginning of next week. On the occasion of this late heat wave, 6 departments of Occitanie are placed in orange vigilance by Météo-France this Saturday August 19. Explanation of the phenomenon and the behaviors to adopt.
Haute-Garonne and Aveyron have been added to Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot, Gers and the 43 other French departments which see orange on August 19, 2023. This heat wave should last until mid next week with peaks around 40 degrees and nights that will remain warm. Faced with this wave of strong heat, municipalities are adapting and setting up measures to help the most vulnerable.
This is the case in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne). This Friday, August 18, 2023, Charlotte Roumiguié, coordinator at the city’s seniors centre, takes news of the elderly in the town by telephone. ” Hello JI’m calling you as part of the heat wave alert to hear from you…”
The heat wave register makes it possible to identify on a communal file the people who wish to be helped in the event of heat wave episodes. • © MAXPPP
This coordinator of Local Gerontological Information and Coordination Center takes news of the most vulnerable people, one of the missions of the structure.
6 municipal agents daily contact 130 people previously registered on a list. To make sure everything is fine, see if the person needs a ventilator, if they have visitors, etc.
“We always remind them of the instructions: close the shutters properly, remember to hydrate. We ask them if they have visitors because we pay particular attention to those who do not have one and would be alone. (Charlotte Roumiguié, coordinator of the Local Gerontological Information and Coordination Center).
Proper hydration is a priority • © PHILIPPE VACHER / MAXPPP
Another service of the municipality is adapting during this particular period: the delivery service. “Hello Miss Collu! » « Bonjour ! » The agents, during their rounds, check the state of health of the elderly and take the opportunity to do prevention.
Such Thomas, this Friday, who was speaking to one of the beneficiaries of the device: “Drinking is very important. We are in a heat wave plan. I invite you to drink this bottle of water during the day”.
Marie-Thérèse Collu lives in Montauban and benefits from the scheme. She is reassured by this follow-up: “I have children not far away but everyone works, while there, every day, someone passes. We know that if something goes wrong, whether you fall or something else, they are there and can alert you. When you’re alone, it’s important”
Over the next few days, we will have to remain vigilant and adopt simple actions, such as avoiding going out during the hottest hours between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Temperatures are soaring. They could rise to 41° in Albi at the start of next week. • © France 3 Occitanie
The heat dome responsible for this heatwave episode conveys air to our region coming directly from North Africa, as explained by Jean-Christophe Vincendon, head forecaster at Météo-France):
“At the level of Occitania, we see that we are almost in the front line in relation to the arrival of this mass of hot air. We are expecting a heat peak at the start of next week with values that could approach or even reach 40 degrees.
The Albigeois, Quercy and Rouergue will be the sectors most exposed to high heat in the coming days. Up to 41° are expected in Albi early next week.
(With Frederic Fernandes)
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