Over 40 degrees in some areas.
Meteo France places eleven departments in heat wave orange vigilance on Thursday: Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, Pyrénées-Orientales, Gard, Ardèche, Drôme , Vaucluse and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Twenty-eight other departments have been placed on yellow alert.
And the situation is not going to get better right away.
“Saturday, the temperatures remain very high on the southern half and begin to rise slowly on the northern half.
The extension of high heat towards the north amplifies Sunday and especially Monday, ”warns Météo France on its site.
In anticipation of the hot weather, the government reactivated the heat wave toll-free number in mid-June: 0800.06.66.66.
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