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Added on the 10/08/2022 12:08:29 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Le Broc (France), Aug 11 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Sebastien Nogier) The south of France is experiencing a dry climate and drought with record temperatures.FOOTAGE OF THE BED OF THE DRY L'ESTERON RIVER, IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, DUE TO LOW WATER LEVEL AND RECENT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN LE BROC.
The Seine's peak flood reached 4.25 metres in Paris on Saturday, while the famous Zouave statue on the Pont de l'Alma had its feet in the water. IMAGES
A defendant's lawyer arrives at the criminal court in Lyon, as the verdict is awaited in the trial of six men on trial for the robbery of a cash convoy with a record haul of more than €40 million, committed in Switzerland in 2017. IMAGES
A fire burns at night atop the Cerro El Cable mountain in Colombia's capital, as the country endures record temperatures. IMAGES
Strong winds and waves crash into France's northwestern town of Saint-Malo in Brittany, during high tide as storm "Patricia" passes. IMAGES
Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), says it is virtually certain that the high temperatures in July mean that "the month as a whole will become the warmest July on record, the warmest month on record". The top 21 hottest days have "all occurred this month", he adds. SOUNDBITE