France has extended the 'red' weather warnings into Tuesday and the prime minister is to hold an emergency meeting as the heatwave is set to continue and become even more severe.
Half of France will be placed on a hot red watch on Monday, a new level in June. This exceptional heat wave causes school closures and restrictions in several departments.
While we have no certainty about the day when temperatures will fall, according to the Minister of Health, there is a certainty: heat alerts are multiplying. Chronology.