Postponement of school outings, optional school, possible cancellation of sporting events ... Several measures will be put in place Friday in the four French departments placed in red vigilance: the Bouches-du-Rhône, the Gard, the Hérault and the Vaucluse.
School trips and canceled sports activities
School trips and festive events in schools "will be canceled or postponed, unless they take place in cool places, without the need for travel exposing to heat," said Thursday the Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn. In addition, physical education and sports activities at school "will be canceled".
REPORT - "It's hot in the classroom right now": schools close due to heat wave
Families "who can and want it will be allowed not to bring their child to school, after having warned the school", also explained the minister, while the organizers of collective reception of minors are asked (recreation centers, holidays, scouting) "not to plan an outing unless they are held in cooler places, with no need for heat displacement". "Unless prefectural or municipal, schools remain open, however, it is recommended that parents do not send their children in class," said the region's prefect Paca Pierre Dartout Thursday evening at a press conference .
Strengthening marauding
At the local level, the prefects of the four departments concerned will activate their crisis unit. They may take "regulatory measures to limit or prohibit" certain events, "particularly with regard to large gatherings or sports events", depending on "circumstances" and "situation analysis". If necessary, the backup capabilities will be adapted.
The maraudes will be strengthened to take care of precarious people, from Thursday evening in the Bouches-du-Rhone and Vaucluse. In the Gard, the number of emergency accommodation will be increased and extended day reception hours.
For their part, the mayors are also "invited to continue their mobilization of ground for the accompaniment of the vulnerable people isolated at home and registered on the municipal registers". It is also recommended that mayors allow "daily access to water and refurbished rooms for these people by organizing eg transport shuttles".
Crisis mechanism in medical-social establishments
Finally, medical-social institutions (EHPAD, homes for child welfare, institutions for disabled people, etc.) of these four departments will activate their blue plan - a crisis device to control risks in case serious event - "in order to take all necessary measures to protect their residents".