Published on
26/06/2026 - 17:01 GMT+2
The heatwave continues to batter France, with 61 départements still on red alert for extreme heat on Friday. A slight improvement is expected from Saturday, when the alert is due to be lifted in 13 départements in the centre and south-west of the country.
Temperatures nevertheless remain exceptionally high, and people are resorting to every possible means to cope with the heat: air conditioning, water and showers – options that rough sleepers do not have, leaving them largely unable to escape the hard, concrete landscape of the streets.
High mortality in summer too
