"Parks opened at night to help people" .. France warns of a "big" heat wave

French authorities issued a warning of a significant rise in temperatures in large parts of France, after it reached about 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country on Friday.

And the French Meteorological Service said that temperatures will rise further on Saturday.

Meteorologists pointed out that this severe heat wave, hit France earlier than ever before.

Paris, Lyon and Strasbourg imposed restrictions on the movement of cars to reduce ozone pollution, and reduced the maximum speed of cars, while allowing only some cars with certain certificates to move.

And Paris allowed parks to continue to open at night, which are usually closed, in order to allow citizens to enjoy the cooler temperatures.

And the newspaper "Le Parisien" reported that many office workers went to their air-conditioned offices instead of working remotely due to the heat.

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