Paris braces itself for one of its worst heatwaves in more than a century

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Paris braces for one of worst heatwaves in more than a century

PARIS - Paris is facing one of its worst heatwaves in more than a century, with daily average temperatures hovering around 30 deg C over a seven-day period and hitting a maximum of 39 deg C on Sunday , according to forecaster Meteo-France.

"Other than 2003, the capital therefore begins its most dreadfully hot week since 1873," Mr Jobard said. After the 2003 heat wave killed an estimated 15,000 people in France, the country introduced a"plan canicule" to limit the impact of episodes of hot weather. Meteo-France has declared a heatwave alert for about half of the country, with temperatures in the south-west locally forecast to top 40 deg C on Friday, before temperatures there start to fall again on Saturday.

 

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