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Added on the 12/08/2021 14:15:03 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images from the beach at Bordeaux-Lac in Gironde, one of the thirteen départements placed on orange heatwave alert by Météo-France. 22 other departments in the south of France are under yellow alert due to the first heatwave of 2024. IMAGES
A Pharmacy's green cross shows 31°C at midday in Lyon as the orange heatwave vigilance continues in the Rhône department. A total of 45 departments in France are affected by this vigilance issued by the French weather agency Météo-France. IMAGES
People are walking around or relaxing on terraces in Toulouse's Place du Capitole as the southern region of France experiences a heatwave. Haute-Garonne is among the 41 départements in France that have been placed under an orange heatwave alert by France's weather agency (Météo France). IMAGES
Images in front of the Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux, Gironde, one of the 39 departements placed on orange heatwave alert by France's weather agency, Meteo-France. The French weather agency predicts today to be the 'hottest day' of the short-lived but intense heatwave. IMAGES
Parisians and tourists sought shade on Saturday in the garden of the Palais-Royal while France, two-thirds of which has been placed on red or orange heatwave alert, is expected to experience "peaks close to 42°/43°C" according to Meteo France. IMAGES