2023-08-17 15:10:33
The Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, has decided, in the face of the heat wave which is raging in part of France, to activate an interministerial crisis unit which will be held Thursday at 5:00 p.m., Matignon announced to Agence France-Presse. .
The cell will be chaired, from the Ministry of the Interior, Place Beauvau, by the director of the Prime Minister’s office, Jean-Denis Combrexelle. His counterparts from the main ministries concerned will participate (interior, health, solidarity, agriculture, transport) as well as the prefects and services of the departments concerned, specified Matignon.
France could experience its most intense heat episode of the summer in the coming days and one of the latest ever recorded, according to Météo-France. “The heat will increase over the weekend to reach a peak of intensity early next week, Monday and Tuesday. » specifies Météo-France.
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Thursday morning, seven departments (Loire, Haute-Loire, Ain, Isère, Rhône, Savoie and Haute-Savoie) were on heatwave orange vigilance.
Seven departments on heatwave orange vigilance
This map shows the level of meteorological vigilance and the risk of flooding by department.
Updated August 17, 2023 at 6 a.m., valid until August 18, 2023 at midnight.
Situation subject to change. If the period covered for this card is no longer valid, consult the Météo France website.
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