Europe 1 with AFP 08:11, August 02, 2022

The Ile-de-France prefecture places Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne on "drought" vigilance, all metropolitan departments now being affected by the climatic phenomenon and calls for water conservation, she said in a statement.

The Ile-de-France prefecture places Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne on "drought" vigilance, all metropolitan departments now being affected by the climatic phenomenon and calls for water conservation, she said in a statement.

The "vigilance" level, called "orange", is the first of the 4 levels of dryness.

It provides for measures such as avoiding cleaning your car or rationing watering, but no restriction, explains the press release from the prefecture.

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