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Added on the 28/07/2024 16:22:37 - Copyright : AFPTV - First 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
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
It's 36°C before lunchtime and the terraces are busy in Manosque, about an hour from Marseille in the south of France, as the region braces for a possible heatwave or thunderstorms. 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
The two fires which have destroyed 20,800 hectares of forest in Gironde (south-west France) over the last 10 days, did not progress during the night, but Arcachon sub-prefect Ronan Léaustic says the fire is "not fixed at all". SOUNDBITE