Météo France took the stop of increasing the alert level from orange to red with the worst of the heatwave still to hit the Paris region and northern France. As well as Paris and its surrounding départements in Île-de-France, other parts of the north on red alert included parts of Normandy and the Hauts-de-France region. The red alerts will be in place until Thursday when temperatures are set to peak in northern France. It's only the second time Météo France has issued red level warnings for a heatwave in France. The red level alert, which is for a "dangerous weather phenomenon" comes with some warnings for the public to take the upmost precaution.

Source: The Local July 24, 2019 13:33 UTC