PARIS, France– Millions of people in France sweated through a late summer heatwave on Monday, with record temperatures expected in the wine-growing Rhone valley region and a forest fire blazing in the southeast.
Millions of people in France sweated through a late summer heatwave on Monday, with record temperatures expected in the wine-growing Rhone valley region and a forest fire blazing in the southeast.
"Some records could be broken, notably on Tuesday in the Rhone valley with 40-42C expected," national weather service Meteo France said. "We went to the pool, so it was a cheap and easy way to fight the heat," Nathalie Chopin told AFP in the southeastern city of Lyon.- Fire fears -After several weeks of dry weather, local authorities in the southern Gard area of France restricted access to forests due to the high risks of fires.
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