France Places Half the Country on Red Alert for Monday Heatwave
France Places Half the Country on Red Alert for Monday Heatwave
Half of France will on Monday be placed under red alert, the government said, as temperatures were expected to climb further amid a fierce heatwave. The highest heat warning was to be issued for 49 of France's 96 mainland departments, or administrative regions, while another 40 departments will be under orange alert, according to Meteo-France.
