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Record high temperatures around France: weather office
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A burnt building at "La Foret" camping, which has been ravaged by a wildfire in Pyla sur Mer in Gironde, southwestern France, on July 19, 2022. /CFP

A burnt building at "La Foret" camping, which has been ravaged by a wildfire in Pyla sur Mer in Gironde, southwestern France, on July 19, 2022. /CFP

Record high temperatures were registered in 64 different areas around France on Monday as a heatwave peaked in the country, the national weather service confirmed on Tuesday.

Most of the highs were recorded along the western Atlantic coast, where temperatures have soared above 40 degrees Celsius, and several forest fires are raging.

Source(s): AFP

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