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Added on the 18/07/2022 14:41:23 - Copyright : France 24 EN
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
The south-western third of France is sizzling amid a record heatwave. In Bordeaux, where the thermometer edges towards the 40 degree mark, locals take refuge in the shade of trees and cool off at fountains. IMAGES
French health minister, Brigitte Bourguignon, visits the residents of a nursing home in Poitiers, as France's record pre-summer heatwave spreads across the country. IMAGES
As the heatwave settles in France, with record temperatures for the month of June expected to be broken, Parisians are trying to cool down in the shade of the Luxembourg Gardens in the centre of the capital. IMAGES
Rome, Aug 13 (EFE).- (Camera: Antonello Nusca) The World Meteorological Organization said Friday it was seeking to verify the reported temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8°F) registered on the Italian island of Sicily on August 11 to establish whether it was a new record for continental Europe. FOOTAGE OF ROME.
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
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