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Météo France has placed 20 departments of the North to the island of France. Twenty million people are concerned. The Hexagon is facing an exceptional situation with temperatures of 36 ° to 40 ° C. "P erson " is immune, alert the Minister of Health. Prime Minister calls to " pay close attention to isolated people "
In anticipation of the day of Thursday, the hottest of this second episode of heat wave in less than a month, 20 departments ranging from Hauts-de-France to Paris through Champagne and part of Normandy were placed in Warm red vigilance, while another 60 are still on orange alert. This red alert, the highest level that involves a " health alert " for all citizens, was used for the first time in June in four southern departments. But it is the first time that the departments of the north of France are concerned by the red alert.
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🔶 60 dpts in #OvigilanceOrange
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" This is the first time that this affects departments in the north of our country with a habitat, urbanism, populations that are not used to heat of this level ," said the Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn during a press conference. " That's why I'm asking for more attention, " she said. " No one is safe, " said the minister.
Minister of Health and Solidarities Agnès Buzyn Health "Nobody is immune ..." 24/07/2019 - by Sylvie Koffi Play
Édouard Philippe's call for vigilance
When visiting a nursing home in Clichy in the Hauts-de-Seine, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe called for " paying close attention to isolated people " during the heat wave episode In progress.
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Government (@governmentEN) July 24, 2019SNCF invites to postpone travel in the red vigilance zone Thursday
The French National Railway Company is the French public railway company (SNCF) invited Wednesday its customers to postpone or cancel their scheduled trips Thursday, peak day of heat wave, to or from the 20 departments placed on red alert by Weather France , which include the whole Ile-de-France and the Hauts-de-France. It undertakes to exchange or refund the TGV and Intercités tickets free of charge until Thursday evening.
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20 departments in #vigilancerred. We invite travelers who can to postpone their journeys of the next days.
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What is the red alert?
The different levels of heatwave vigilance were created in 2004 by Météo France, as a result of the deadly heat wave of 2003 . The aim is to alert the authorities and the population to the level of risk of a given situation ... Red vigilance, the highest level of this scale, corresponds to an " exceptional intensity ". According to Météo France, in this case, absolute vigilance is required and everyone must regularly inform themselves of the evolution of the weather.
As for the orange vigilance, the red alert means that there is danger for the healthy people as well as for the more fragile subjects, like the old people or sick ... And the phenomenon being even more intense, the danger is obviously exacerbated.
Météo France therefore gives several recommendations if you live in an area of red alertness: stay in cool places such as supermarkets, close your shutters and curtains in the day, do not go out at the hottest hours ... but also call a doctor in case of discomfort, even the town hall if you need help ... and regularly take news of the most sensitive topics in your area.
What worries us is that this red vigilance concerns the north of the Loire, the north of the Seine, territories that are not used to this temperature level: 40 °, 41 °, 42 ° , maybe 43 ° in the heart of Paris ...
Professor Jérome Salomon, Director General of Health, 24/07/2019 - by Sylvie Koffi Play