French weather forecaster Météo France on Tuesday evening issued a further raft of weather warnings, meaning that just 15 French départements are not currently on a weather alert. Map: Météo FranceOne département - la Manche - was on alert for storms while neighbouring Mayenne, Orne, Calvados and Sarthe in the north of the country had a double warning for both high temperatures and storms. The rest of the warnings were for high temperatures as the heatwave continues. The southwestern French city of Bordeaux saw its highest ever temperature since records began of 41.2C on Tuesday, Meteo-France said. In Paris the high temperatures have seen a spike in air pollution, leading city authorities to ban the majority of cars from the road.

Source: The Local July 23, 2019 15:22 UTC