France
France went forward with its annual avenue music competition, the beloved Fete de la Musique, regardless of the boiling warmth.
However to minimise well being dangers and forestall potential public disturbances, the federal government introduced a ban on alcohol consumption in public locations in the course of the festivities in departments below purple alert.
And the Louvre museum in Paris scrapped a free live performance below its well-known glass pyramid.
Authorities positioned a file 35 departments, roughly a 3rd of the nation, on purple alert.
That quantity will rise Monday to 49 of France’s 96 mainland departments, or half the nation, in response to the nationwide climate service.
In Paris, individuals swarmed the Canal Saint-Martin, the place authorities authorised swimming so residents might cool off.
