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PARIS (AP) — France was in the middle of its fourth heat wave of the year on Monday, facing the worst drought on record the government has warned.
The weather agency Meteor France said the heatwave was expected to start in the south and spread across the country until the weekend.
Overall, the southern half of France is expected to see daytime highs of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), with overnight temperatures likely to drop below 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit). There is none.
The heat is doomed for firefighters battling wildfires in the Chartreuse Mountains near the Alps in eastern France, where authorities have evacuated about 140 people.
According to Meteo France, this week's heat wave will not be as intense as last month, when record temperatures were recorded in some areas.
But the government says it is experiencing high temperatures during the most severe drought ever recorded.Last month was the driest since measurements began in 1959. It was July.
Some farmers, especially soybeans, sunflowers and corn, have begun to yield less.
Water restrictions in place range from banning daytime irrigation to restricting water use for humans and livestock to maintaining the viability of aquatic life.
The government said last week that more than 100 municipalities were unable to provide drinking water from taps and needed water tanker supplies.
The heat has also forced energy giant EDF to temporarily suspend power generation at some of its nuclear power plants, which use river water to cool their reactors. I lost it.
