PARIS, July 28 (Xu Qingru) From this Sunday, 13 departments in France are under an orange alert for heat waves, with the southwestern provinces being particularly affected by the heat wave from Spain. The alert will remain in place until Monday evening.
[Heatwave warning scope may be expanded]
Affected by the heat wave from Spain, the France Meteorological Service (Météo France) showed in its latest bulletin released on Sunday afternoon that the orange alert for heat waves was extended to 39 departments from Monday, and that only 13 were affected by noon today. The France Meteorological Service also warned that "very hot weather is expected in southern France by next Wednesday." ”
具体而言,相关省份包括上萨瓦省(Haute-Savoie)、萨瓦省(Savoie)、上科西嘉省(Haute-Corse)和西南部的一些省份: 上加龙省(Haute-Garonne)、热尔省(Gers)、朗德省(Landes)、吉伦特省(Gironde)、洛特加龙省(Lot-et-Garonne)、塔恩加龙省(Tarn-et-Garonne)、塔恩省(Tarn)、洛特省(Lot)、多尔多涅省(Dordogne)和科雷兹省(Corrèze)。
由于气温升高,其他省份也已进入黄色预警,这些省份包括因德尔省(Indre)、克勒兹省(Creuse)、大西洋比利牛斯省(Pyrénées-Atlantiques)、东比利牛斯省(Pyrénées-Orientales)、奥德省(Aude)、埃罗省(Hérault)、洛泽尔省(Lozère)、罗讷河口省(Bouches-du-Rhône)、瓦尔省(Var)和上阿尔卑斯省(Hautes-Alpes)。
The scope of the alert may be expanded
In addition, there will also be high temperatures "well above normal" in the north of the country, and other provinces may also enter an orange alert state. Philippe Arbogast of ·the France Meteorological Bureau explained at a press conference: "The orange warning area will continue to expand and may extend to the north. ”
France Met explained that in the southwest, the heat wave will be "relatively brief" but is expected to be "particularly strong at the start of next week". Sunday's maximum temperatures are around 34 to 36 degrees Celsius, with locally 37 to 38 degrees Celsius.
In Savoie and Haute-Savoie, temperatures in the valleys reach 36 degrees Celsius. In Hautes-Corsica, "maximum temperatures can reach 32 to 34 degrees Celsius in the coastal areas, 37 degrees Celsius in the interior and even 38 degrees Celsius locally near Corte,says the Meteorological Office."
Temperatures fluctuate between 35 and 38 degrees Celsius in the rest of the southern Eastern Mediterranean, with localized temperatures higher in the Var department and between 30 and 34 degrees Celsius in the central and eastern regions. The France Met Service said it was "not an exceptional event, but it requires special vigilance, especially for sensitive or vulnerable populations".
The minimum temperatures will remain high overnight on Sunday, especially in the southwest and Corsica, where temperatures will be between 20 and 24 degrees Celsius.
Monday was still scorchingly hot
According to the Meteorological Service, on Monday, "the southern part of the country" will become "very hot". Tristan Amm, a forecaster ·at the France Meteorological Service, said it would be the 48th heat wave since the post-war period, with temperatures likely to reach 40 degrees Celsius, "with localized temperatures likely to be higher in the heart of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, central Toulouse, Hérault and Gard, and even inland Var". In the northern part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, temperatures can also reach 35 to 38 degrees Celsius.
On Tuesday, meteorological experts noted that while temperatures "will fall" westward, they will "spread further northward" from Centre-Val-de-Loire to Grand Est, including Île-de-France. The hot weather is expected to "end in the middle of next week", with further details to be determined in the coming days.
Beware of the elderly
The France Meteorological Service said on its website that under the orange warning, "everyone is at risk", even those in good health, advising outdoor workers and sports enthusiasts to beware of dehydration and heat stroke.
According to the France Met Service, "the elderly, people with chronic diseases or mental health problems, people who take medication regularly, and people who are isolated are at greater risk."
For this reason, the Met Office specifically advises people to drink water several times a day, avoid going out during the hottest part of the day, and limit exercise and physical activity.
[Triathlon training on the Seine cancelled due to rainwater pollution]
The triathletes were scheduled to train for the first time in the Seine this Sunday, but the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, the International Triathlon Federation and the local government jointly decided to cancel the training due to heavy rains in Paris over the past two days, which have caused the water in the Seine to become so polluted.
Precisely, the decision was made urgently at 4 a.m. on Sunday, July 28, in a press release in which the three parties announced that "water quality is not sufficiently guaranteed" for swimming training. Despite this, they are "confident" that the matches will be held normally on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On Saturday afternoon, organizers had already warned that the previous day's heavy rain – about 16 millimetres of precipitation – could affect water quality.
On Sunday, the organizers did not specify the levels of E. coli and enterococci, but stressed that "the health of the athletes comes first."
Triathletes did have a chance to "get acquainted" with the river before Tuesday and Wednesday's swimming, although some decided to continue training in the pools, especially the legendary · Vallerey pool east of Paris, which once served as a training ground for athletes from the 1924 Olympics.
Organizers said training for Sunday morning's run and bike race "went as scheduled."
Ten days after Paris Mayor ·Anne Hidalgo promised Parisians that they would be able to swim in the Seine next summer, triathletes could not try out the Seine on Sunday morning.
Due to heavy rainfall, the Seine water quality was poor for most of June and it was impossible to swim. On the other hand, six of the seven days from July 17 to 23 had water quality analysis results that met sanitary standards.
"Given the weather forecast for the next 48 hours, we are confident that the water quality will be restored above the standard line before the start of the triathlon on July 30," the organizers said. ”
However, France triathletes are not worried about the water quality of the Seine: "This is not our first problem. ”
On Saturday, one of the United States triathlon team leaders also expressed confidence: "We really have a great chance of finishing the triathlon," said Scott Schnitzspahn, United States · the team's head of high performance. "
He added: "By closely monitoring and observing how the rainwater harvesting system responds to the rainfall, we have a very good chance of completing the triathlon." ”
On the banks of the Pont Alexandre-III, the reporters of Le Parisien met passers-by who were optimistic. "You have to be positive," laughs Jérémy, a Parisian who loves triathlon. "Triathletes swim in water that is undoubtedly worse water all year round. I think we're making too much of a fuss. France love to study the problem. The important thing is that if they want to go, they will go......"
On Monday morning, the organizers will conduct another visit.
[Housing crisis: almost no France are willing to move for work]
Faced with the real estate crisis, 83% of office workers believe that they may give up the jobs they are interested in other areas due to the difficulty of finding a home. According to a survey done by Opinionway for the Indeed employment website, in the current situation, many people are afraid to move and are afraid to face the real estate market.
80% of respondents believe that it is difficult to change homes at the moment, and a third believe that they cannot find an apartment or home with the same or better quality of life as they do now.
As a result, 83% of office workers believe they may give up working in other areas because of housing difficulties.
Two-thirds prefer to choose a place to live that meets their expectations, even if it means making sacrifices at work. Conversely, a third of people prioritize finding a job that will satisfy them, followed by a place to live.
The study explains that housing must be given high priority at the national level if we want to solve the problem of employment.
The proximity of the job location to home is still a decisive factor when applying for a job. Thirty-five percent of respondents cited it as an important reason for accepting a new job, second only to high salaries, flexible working hours and generous benefits.
Not all France commute the same amount of time. Most people (two-thirds) have a commute of less than 30 minutes, with 28% taking more than half an hour (6% even say they travel more than an hour from home to the office).
But there are significant differences between Île-de-France and the rest. Among the inhabitants of the Paris region, 27% of the "lucky ones" live within a 20-minute drive of their place of work, while in other regions, at least half of office workers are within a 20-minute drive to the office. The average commute time is around 25 minutes in the regions and 43 minutes in the Ile-de-France region.
As a result, not everyone has the same understanding of acceptable commute times. The average ideal commute time for employees in the Paris region is 26 minutes, compared to between 16 and 19 minutes in the rest of mainland France.
[A letter to the Minister of the Interior contains suspicious black powder]
According to several media outlets, including France France 3 and Le Bien Public, a letter to the ·Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, suspected to contain the plague virus, was found at the sorting centre in Longvic, Côte-d'Or.
The unpostmarked letter was also addressed to the town hall of Roubaix in the Nord province. The Minister has been a member of parliament for the 10th constituency of the province since the legislative elections in July. Black powder was found in the envelope.
According to the Dijon prosecutor's office, preliminary tests showed that the powder was "mildly positive" for plague. This can be a false positive. The suspect powder has been sent to the Institut Pasteur, which will give its conclusions at the end of work on Monday, the prosecutor's office said.
The content of the letter contained racist and abusive remarks. It was for this reason that the relevant authorities contacted the police. Subsequently, the forensic police were called in to carry out a fingerprint analysis to determine the identity of the perpetrator. It was at this time that the black powder in the envelope was discovered.
Prior to the results of the analysis of the Institut Pasteur, an investigation had been opened for defamation and insult. The authors of the letters have not yet been identified, and their motives remain unknown. Gerald · Darmanin will return to parliament after the appointment of a new government, but he has not responded to this.
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On Saturday, July 27, a man attempted suicide in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, near the track of the Olympic cycling time trial. At that time, the man was hanging from a tree on Avenue de Saint-Maurice, and the gendarmes arrived at the scene at 7:30 p.m. to rescue the man. After untying his rope, the police gave him first aid and succeeded in reviving him. Police found a suicide note and a military business card on him. The 12th District Police will continue to investigate to understand the man's actions.
One person was killed and four seriously injured when the wooden terrace of a banquet hall in Saint-Pierre, Cantal, suddenly collapsed on Saturday. A wedding celebration is taking place in the area, and more than 100 guests are gathered at the scene. Another 39 people were taken to the hospital, the local government said.
On Saturday night, the 1st, 9th, 17th and 18th arrondissements of Paris were affected by a brief blackout, leaving some residents in darkness. The outage lasted about 10 minutes, and Enedis, which supplies 37 million people in France, explained that the outage was caused by a technical failure.
Paul·ine Ferrand-Prévot, a 32-year-old France athlete who won her first Olympic gold medal in mountain biking trail today, burst into tears as she accepted her medal. This is the second gold medal won by the France team in this tournament. On Saturday 27, France defeated two-time Olympic champions Fiji in the rugby sevens final to win the first gold medal for France.
【International】
- Temperatures in Iran's capital, Téhéran, have been well above 40 degrees Celsius since Friday. The southwestern city of Dallgan set a record for the hottest city in Iran with a high temperature of 50 degrees Celsius. Iran has ordered banks and government agencies to close on Sunday in response to the heat wave affecting the country and to save energy, Iran's state media reported on Saturday.
- Police in London, United Kingdom, arrested nine people in three demonstrations on Saturday, including one that was attended by thousands in support of United Kingdom far-right Tom·my Robinson. Four other people were arrested outside a pub on suspicion of assaulting four police officers, the Metropolitan Police said.