France to go through its fourth heat wave of summer

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France to go through its fourth heat wave of summer

STORY: France to go through its fourth heat wave of summer DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Place Bellecour in Lyon 2. Various of the entrance to the Lyon metro 3. Various of the center of Lyon STORYLINE: Fewer tourists than usual in the heat of Lyon's Place Bellecour, foggers installed at the entrances to the metro, reactivated water fountains... Lyon is bracing for a new episode of heat wave with its peak expected at the end of the week. The region is in water deficit and the situation should not improve according to weather forecasts. No rainy episode is scheduled in the short term (until August 14) by forecasters. A whole part of western France was placed on orange alert for the heat wave this Tuesday afternoon. During the week, the whole country will be affected by this fourth heat wave of the summer of 2022. According to Meteo France, the national meteorological service, "the heat will increase further on Wednesday in the

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