Forecasters on Monday extended orange heatwave alerts to 22 départements in central and south-eastern France, up from 13 on Sunday as the fifth ‘canicule’ of the summer extends its grip on the country.

South-east France is still in the grip of the fourth heatwave of the summer – but the rest of the country is due to plough straight into a fifth in a few days, with temperatures…

Une cinquième canicule est attendue à partir mardi 11 août en France. Dimanche 9 août, 13 départements du sud-est sont en alerte orange. Dans le Sud-Ouest, 8 départements sont eux…