The LR president of the Ile-de-France region said on Wednesday July 2, that “Over 500 people in very precarious situations” were placed “In climatic shelters”. “A colossal effort has been made”assured Valérie Pécresse at the microphone of “4 truths” on France 2. “In this situation of extreme heat, if people are not sheltered, there may be fatal consequences”she justified. “The city must adapt and change. The priority is to reborn the city. We have already spent 100 million euros on this adaptation to global warming”. Follow our direct.
Agnès Pannier-Runacher pleads “clumsiness”. The Minister of Ecological Transition announced Wednesday morning that two people died “Following heat -related discomfort” and that “More than 300 people were taken care of in emergency by the firefighters” at a press conference. A little later, his entourage pleaded “clumsiness”, explaining that he “There is nothing new in the sense that this information has been in the public square for at least yesterday” and that “The Minister’s remarks were not worth confirmation of the authorities because we are not the competent authority in the matter”.
A large part of France still on alert. Orange or red vigilance concerns 59 departments on Wednesday according to the Météo-France morning bulletin. But the heat wave begins to reflect: orange vigilance is lifted in 24 departments of the western half of France, and 12 of the 16 departments in red vigilance go back to orange, including the entire Ile-de-France. Four departments, dawn, Cher, Loiret and Yonne, remain on maximum alert until 10 p.m.
The scorching episode continues. In the afternoon of Wednesday, Météo-France still plans an episode “Intense from Cher at dawn with neighboring points of 39 ° C planned”. In Paris, the thermometer should still exceed 30 ° C, with 34 ° C estimated. Beyond Ile-de-France, “36 to 38 ° C” are expected in Strasbourg, Lyon, Grenoble and Avignon. “Temperatures are starting to drop by the northwest and southwest of the territory”writes the forecaster in his morning bulletin.
Temperatures exceeding 40 ° C recorded on Tuesday. Tuesday, the mercury approached or exceeded 40 ° C in several localities, as in Nîmes (41.3 ° C), Toulouse (39.3 ° C), the Vigeant, in Vienne (40 ° C) or Châteaumeillant, in Cher (41.2 ° C).
A green number available. Need advice in the face of heat ? The tags tag native “to protect and protect those around him” is available on 0 800 06 66 66 (free call between 9 hours and 19 hours). Advice is also available on sites of the Ministry of Health and Public health France.
