Is France Sufficiently Prepared to Cope with the Increasingly Frequent and Intense Heat Waves?
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The government was strongly criticized by politicians, scientists and associations for its unpreparedness in the face of the early episode of rising temperatures in Hexagon.
38° at 11 am. French students and staff struggle with unbearable classroom temperatures
Across France, primary, middle and high schools have reported the severity of the situation in their overheated classrooms. Education professionals are criticizing the lack of response in recent years from both local authorities, who are responsible for school buildings, and from the Education Ministry, in charge of the safety of students and staff.
The sun burns on the glass roof of a primary school. Children faint and vomit.
In a primary school in the south-west of France, temperatures rose to 53 degrees. One child fainted, several vomited – the lessons were stopped.
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