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Temperatures continue to climb in France where level 3 heatwave has been activated. Most regions are affected by these stifling temperatures and the most vulnerable populations are particularly vulnerable. Steps are being taken to help them.
A "hot episode requiring special vigilance especially for sensitive or exposed people" warned Météo-France in a bulletin broadcast at midnight. The phenomenon is expected to continue until Thursday at 13:00 "at the earliest". There are countless cities that have exploded their temperature record as Rennes in Brittany with 40.1 °, and 80 departments, a record, were placed in orange vigilance.
In Seine Saint-Denis near the old
Locally initiatives are multiplying to help the most vulnerable populations as in the department of Seine Saint-Denis, in the Paris region. The Seniors House of Saint-Denis has set up an appeal cell. Upstairs, a dozen agents of the city take turns to call every day nearly 300 people on their lists. Christelle Dubos, Secretary of State to the Minister of Solidarity and Health, went on Tuesday to verify the operation of the device. The heat wave affects everyone, the minister insists, but frail, elderly, disabled, isolated people need special attention. They are " invited to report to their town hall so that they can have this support, this support ".
Making sure everything is fine is what this city agent is doing live. By phone, she gets news from an 83-year-old retiree with disabilities
The heat wave plan deployed in Seine-Saint-Denis: listen to the report of our special correspondent 24/07/2019 - by Sylvie Koffi
[#Canicule] @MeteoFrance announces a new episode of heat wave this week.
🌡 High heat is expected
South of the Loire, today
On a very large part of the territory, from Tuesday.
🗞 Read the press release: https://t.co/BWFjCQNzA4 pic.twitter.com/TpJwMqya6a
The particularly vulnerable homeless
Among the most fragile populations, the homeless, more and more numerous. While actions are usually taken by authorities and homelessness support organizations in winter, this is less the case in summer. How to hold? Listen to these testimonies collected by RFI.
The girls at the bakery are very nice and give me water and a little to eat. I come here every day because it is not possible to resist this heat.
Herman, a Polish man who came to Paris to look for work, has been living in the street for 18 years. He goes to work in front of a bakery. 24/07/2019 - by Aram Mbengue Play
The parks and gardens open their doors to the public day and night, cool islets where the homeless can take refuge. The marauds organized by communities and associations are also reinforced this week to distribute bottles of water to the homeless.
Thursday will be the hottest day
It is Thursday that the situation should be the most difficult. Météo-France forecasts temperatures of 37 to 42 ° C over a large part of the country, with peaks at 43 ° C locally. Paris should beat that day his record of 1947 (40.4 ° C). But the absolute record for France of 46 ° C, which dates from June, will however not be reached.
Heat waves, already more frequent in France, are expected to multiply and intensify as a result of the warming caused by human activities. This is the message worn by the young Greta Thunberg yesterday Tuesday in front of the deputies, at the National Assembly.
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