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Southwest France Swelters Under a Heat Wave as Fire Crews Guard Smoldering Vineyards
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Southwest France swelters under a heat wave as fire crews guard smoldering vineyards
PARIS (AP) — A blistering heatwave gripped southwest France on Monday, sending thermometers soaring to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 Fahrenheit) in parts of the Charente and Aude. In Aude, a patchwork of vineyards and Mediterranean scrubland, hundreds of firefighters remained on the hillsides guarding the edges of a massive blaze that scorched 16,000 hectares last week. Officials say the flames are under control, but warn the fire will not be fully …
The mercury could "locally" reach 42 degrees, according to Météo-France.
Temperatures could "approach record levels" on Monday, especially in southwestern France, where twelve departments are placed in heat red alert until Tuesday.
Maximum temperatures "very frequently above 40°C" are announced by the Meteorological Service. Vigilance will remain maximum in the 12 departments of the Southwest already concerned and orange in 41 other departments.
Météo-France has extended vigilance to Tuesday 12 August in the departments concerned.
The heat wave is going to rise again this Monday, with temperatures "of an exceptional level" in the South-West, according to Météo-France. No less than 12 departments are classified as red heat alert. The episode will gradually spread in the rest of the country. - IN DIRECT - Heat: a heat "of an exceptional level" in the South-West, the red alert maintained Tuesday (Weather and weather).
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