Heatwave warnings extended across central and southern France
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Published: 31 Jul, 2018 CET.
Updated: Tue 31 Jul 2018 17:04 CET
Some 19 departments in France are now on alert due to the high temperatures as the latest heatwave shows no sign of relenting.
French weather agency Météo France extended the heatwave warnings on Tuesday from nine to 19 departments.
Those departments placed on Orange alert on Tuesday were Aude, Bouches-du-Rhône, la Corse-du-Sud, Haute-Corse, Côte d'Or, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Saone-et-Loire, Var, Territoire-de-Belfort.
Another nine departments: Ardèche, Drôme, Pyrénées-Orientales, Rhône, Alpes-Maritimes, Gard, Hérault, Isère and Vaucluse, were already on alert for the heatwave.
Méteo France indicated that at around 3pm on Tuesday temperatures were reaching up to 36C in parts of theLyon area of central France and Alsace in the east.
Further south however in the Rhône Valley and the departments along the Mediterranean coast, the mercury was forecast to hit 39C.
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French weather agency Météo France extended the heatwave warnings on Tuesday from nine to 19 departments.
Those departments placed on Orange alert on Tuesday were Aude, Bouches-du-Rhône, la Corse-du-Sud, Haute-Corse, Côte d'Or, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Saone-et-Loire, Var, Territoire-de-Belfort.
Another nine departments: Ardèche, Drôme, Pyrénées-Orientales, Rhône, Alpes-Maritimes, Gard, Hérault, Isère and Vaucluse, were already on alert for the heatwave.
Méteo France indicated that at around 3pm on Tuesday temperatures were reaching up to 36C in parts of theLyon area of central France and Alsace in the east.
Further south however in the Rhône Valley and the departments along the Mediterranean coast, the mercury was forecast to hit 39C.
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