Temperatures have been rising steadily for a few days, France is preparing to experience a new scorching episode. On the sidelines of a visit to an Ephad in Dordogne, this Friday August 7, the Minister of Health Olivier Véran announced the creation of a toll-free number. The 0.800.06.66.66, accessible 24 hours a day, will be used to answer questions from concerned citizens during this period of intense heat.
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" Every year there is a" heat wave file "which makes it possible to call people at home to check that they are not lacking for anything ", also indicated the Minister.
This episode is expected to last until the middle of next week. 45 departments have been placed on orange vigilance by Météo France and the symbolic bar of 40 ° C, still very rarely reached in the country less than half a century ago, should thus again be exceeded.
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