Scorching weather grips France as Southern Europe faces heatwave
Temperatures in Marseille have been nudging 40°C and city authorities have thrown open the doors to public swimming pools, offering free access to help residents cool off.
SouthernSouthern Europe is sweltering under its first major heatwave of the summer, with soaring temperatures prompting emergency measures across the region, reports Yahoo! News.
Southern France is already feeling the burn, with temperatures in Marseille nudging 40°C as the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer sweeps across southern Europe.
In response, local authorities in the Mediterranean port city have thrown open the doors to public swimming pools, offering free access to help residents cool off.
Elsewhere across the country, schools on the sun-drenched French Riviera have received nearly 250 electric fans in the past fortnight, with Nice also grappling with the early onset of summer heat.
