high heat expected on the roads of the South, watch out for cigarette butts

Have holidaymakers already taken the road to Spain? “We are at the last rest area before Spain. This morning, we crossed a lot of caravans, motorhomes, but the traffic was fluid in both directions, just a slowdown to report at the junction with Nîmes (Gard), and another slowdown at the border with Spain”note, Friday, July 8, the journalist Olivier Meyer, live from the A9 motorway (Hérault).

On the other hand, major difficulties are expected from 3 p.m. “Around 100,000 vehicles are expected on the A9 motorway”, says the journalist. The day promises to be very hot, with a heat peak of 36°C. “The wind is blowing, with gusts at 80 km / h”he adds. “A formidable cocktail for the start of fires, 24 starts of fire just [jeudi] for the department of Pyrénées-Orientales”notes Olivier Meyer, who calls for vigilance, and reminds motorists not to throw away their cigarette butts.