This Tuesday will be the hottest day of the heat wave in France in recent days. More than 40 degrees are expected in places, 16 departments are placed in a heat wave. As a result, around 1,350 schools will be closed in France on Tuesday, double that the day before.
The heat wave that touches France will reach its peak this Tuesday. 16 departments are placed in red vigilance, including the entire Île-de-France, 68 in orange alert, according to Météo-France. Temperatures will exceed 40 ° C in places.
750 schools were closed this Monday
Temperatures that have risks for a large part of the population, the elderly, pregnant women but also children. To protect the youngest, national education had published a series of measures, one of them to leave the children at home.
This Monday evening, the ministry announced that it was about 1,350 public schools will be closed or partially on Tuesday. A figure that will double compared to the day before. This Monday, around 750 schools had not welcomed any student on their premises.
Another consequence, due to an “episode of persistent pollution” in the region, the Paris police headquarters announced measures of traffic restrictions in Île-de-France between 5:30 am and midnight. The speed will be lowered by 20km/h. On highways limited to 130km/h, the speed will be limited to 110, to 90km/h on the portions limited normally to 110, to 70km/h on the portions of highways and fast tracks normally limited to 90km/h.
