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Added on the 07/08/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
It's 36°C before lunchtime and the terraces are busy in Manosque, about an hour from Marseille in the south of France, as the region braces for a possible heatwave or thunderstorms. IMAGES
French Minister of Health, Brigitte Bourguignon, arrives at the Vienne prefecture to assess the situation in the department, which has been placed on red heatwave alert. IMAGES
Paris, Aug 7 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of Parisiennes on Friday basked in the sun at the Champ de Mars park, next to Eiffel Tower, as the temperature of Paris reaches up to 36-celsius degrees.In France, 53 departments are on drought and heat wave alert as that temperatures reached up to 36 degrees Celsius in the French capital. (Camera: MOHAMMED BADRA). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE BASK IN THE SUN AT THE CHAMP DE MARS PARK NEXT TO THE EIFFEL TOWER IN PARIS, FRANCE.
Parisians and tourists sought shade on Saturday in the garden of the Palais-Royal while France, two-thirds of which has been placed on red or orange heatwave alert, is expected to experience "peaks close to 42°/43°C" according to Meteo France. IMAGES
In Carpentras, one of the hottest towns in France, temperatures had already reached 43°C by midday. The national record of 45°C is likely to be reached in the afternoon. The Vaucluse region has been placed on red alert during the heatwave. IMAGES
French communes of Velars-sur-Ouche and Montbard in the Cote-d'Or department have been placed on red alert, a warning that water levels could cause flooding in some areas. IMAGES
The French island of Reunion in the South Indian Ocean is going back to red alert level to enable rescue teams to intervene and assess the damage caused by cyclone Belal, announces local State representative Jerome Filippini. Cyclone Belal has battered the island this morning with wind gusts in excess of 165km/h recorded. SOUNDBITE
Residents of Toulouse cool off in a lake in the Reynerie district, as the south of France experiences a heatwave, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees in some areas. IMAGES
Images of Tokyo streets as Japanese authorities issue heatstroke alerts in 32 of Japan's 47 prefectures, mainly in central and southwestern regions. IMAGES
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