Sixteen departments in the south-east placed on orange alert by Météo-France

The institute anticipates temperatures above 35°C “along the Garonne and the Rhône” in its latest warning bulletin, published on Saturday.

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"The high temperatures are spreading towards the South-West and the Centre-East" highlights Météo-France in its latest weather report, published on Saturday August 10. (ALINE MORCILLO / HANS LUCAS / AFP)

Sixteen departments in the south-east of France are affected by an orange heatwave alert on Saturday 10 August, Météo-France announced in its latest newsletter of vigilance. Ten departments of the South were already affected by this vigilance Friday.

In detail, Ain, Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Rhône, Savoie, Isère, Drôme, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Vaucluse, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hérault, Aude, Pyrénées-Orientales, Haute-Corse, Corse-du-Sud. “The intense heat is spreading towards the South-West and the Centre-East” underlines Météo-France, which adds that “maximum temperatures often above 35°C” are to be anticipated”along the Garonne, the Rhone”.


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