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Twenty-five departments are on orange alert because of heat wave or storm, before a drop in temperatures expected in the weekend.
In the twenty-five departments in orange vigilance, the temperatures approached the records for a month of July in the night from Thursday to Friday: 23.6 degrees in Paris , 22.7 in Dunkirk, 22 in Valenciennes.
This suffocating night followed the hottest afternoon since the beginning of the year, with July's temperature records beaten on Thursday in Laon ( Aisne, 36.7 ° C), Saint-Quentin (Aisne, 36.2 ° C), Charleville-Mezieres (Ardennes, 36.6 ° C) and Arras (Pas-de-Calais, 35.9 ° C).
The mercury rose above Châtillon-sur-Seine (Côte-d'Or, 38.4 ° C), Aubenas (Ardèche, 37.9 ° C) or Paris (37.2 ° C).
Re cord de chaleur in Lille
In Lille, on Friday morning, the café terraces of the famous Grand-Place were practically empty as the heat was hard to bear. Some institutions have made an argument to attract the onlooker, by placing prominently "Air conditioned interior" on their showcase. The metropolis of the North has also beaten its historic record, since the beginning of the measurements in 1945, with a mercury that climbed to 37.6 ° C.
The municipality has installed since Thursday five foggers in five places of the capital of Flanders. On the Grand Place on Friday morning, some children and parents were getting refreshed. "It's great, children benefit, it's a good initiative" told AFP Fabrice, from neighboring Belgium.
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In addition, the town hall decided earlier this week to extend the opening hours of two parks in Lille. Municipal employees who work outdoors (cleanliness, parks and gardens …) enjoy adapted schedules.
"Freshness Routes"
"These high temperatures, badociated with strong sunshine and little wind, are favorable to (…) pollution by ozone " recalls moreover Météo-France.
This episode of heat wave is not exceptional, underlines the organization of weather forecasts, but it commands " a vigilance particular, especially for sensitive or exposed persons. ".
At the end of the day Friday, rain and thunderstorms arrived from the west. Consequence: "a significant decrease in temperatures for the weekend, mainly on the west and north of the country" according to Météo-France
This respite should last only a few days. A new episode of strong heat is expected from the middle of next week.
For the French to protect themselves, the health authorities have issued a multitude of recommendations, more conventional, as to avoid going out in the afternoon, the least obvious as not to handle pollutants.
The Ministry of Health insists on three categories of people at risk: the over 65, the under 4 years and pregnant women . Their relatives must make sure that they hydrate regularly.
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