PARIS — Outdoor public events have been banned in an area of France as a record breaking heatwave sweeps across Europe. On Thursday, parts of France hit 40C earlier in the year than ever before, with temperatures expected to peak on Saturday. In Gironde, officials said public events, including some of the official June 18 Resistance celebrations, will be prohibited from Friday at 14:00 (12:00 GMT) "until the end of the heat wave". Parts of western Europe are experiencing more extreme heat this weekend under a wave of hot air that has moved north from Africa. France is experiencing the country's earliest recorded heatwave since records began in 1947, its meteorological agency said.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 18, 2022 19:25 UTC