New heat wave in France

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Published 11.12

 

Nearly 700 firefighters are fighting a forest fire in southwestern France. Photo: Thibault Camus /AP/TT

Temperatures are expected to rise again in France as a new heat wave sweeps across the country.

In large parts of the country, temperatures are well above thirty degrees and are expected to rise further in the coming days. In several places, including in southwestern France, the thermometer passed the 40-degree mark on Tuesday. Météo-France warns that a “new, strong and prolonged heat wave” is sweeping across the country.

“The intense heat will increase further on Tuesday and spread north and east,” writes Météo-France

Nearly 75 percent of the country is covered by an orange heat warning, which is the second highest level.

The fire risk is assessed as “very high” in several departments. On Monday, nearly 12,000 residents were evacuated in southwestern France, where an ongoing forest fire has already burned down nearly 5,000 hectares.