Météo-France has placed nine departments on red alert for heatwaves, including Paris and Île-de-France. 53 departments are on orange alert. This card is valid at least until Saturday afternoon.

Nine departments were placed on red heat wave alert, Friday afternoon, by Météo-France: Essonne, Eure, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Seine-Maritime, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-D'Oise, Val-de-Marne and Yvelines. This red vigilance is valid until Saturday, 4 p.m., before an update from Météo-France.

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