Orange alerts have been issued in 26 departments across France due to extreme heat.
The French meteorological agency Meteo-France stated that afternoon temperatures in some parts of the country could reach 40 degrees Celsius. The agency warned of the extreme heat, raising the alert level to orange in 26 cities, and highlighted a risk of wildfires in the departments of Vaucluse, Haute-Garonne, and Deux-Sèvres.






