Seventy-eight departments, including Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine, Calvados and Finistère, are on orange heatwave alert. Weeks of drought have led the authorities to impose successive restrictions on water use.
A pharmacy thermometer shows 43 degrees Celsius in Paris on Wednesday 29 July 2026, in the midst of a heatwave.
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By Laure Valentin
France gripped by latest summer heatwave as drought conditions worsen
France enters fifth heatwave with 22 départements on alert
Nearly 70 percent of France under water restrictions amid record heat
Francia soffoca per la nuova ondata di caldo: aumentano le restrizioni idriche
No respite from scorching summer as France braces for a fifth heatwave
Drought forces water restrictions across nearly 70 percent of France
On Monday, 46 central and southern departments in France will be placed under an orange heatwave alert, accounting for more than…
Nearly two-thirds of France is now under an orange heatwave alert as people battle extreme temperatures across the country.…
After an exceptionally hot day yesterday, with temperatures above 40°C in some cities, the heatwave continues: 54 départements…
Scorching heat continued to spread across most of mainland France on Wednesday, as the Ministry for Ecological Transition met to…
Record heat and climate change are creating more frequent and severe droughts.
Forecasters on Monday extended orange heatwave alerts to 22 départements in central and south-eastern France, up from 13 on…
