Photo: AFPThe final weekend of August marks the end of the summer holidays for many people in France and temperatures are expected to soar. The Rhone department has been placed on orange alert for heatwaves by France's national weather agency Meteo France, with the warning expected to remain in place until at least Saturday. Meteo FranceElsewhere in France, temperatures are also expected to rise, with the mercury set to hit a scorching 35-36C in the south-west, according to the weather agency. Temperatures in the south will stay above 30C, reaching 35C in some areas on Sunday. The hot weather is expected to continue in the Burgundy, Franche-Comté, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions in central-eastern France until the end of the month, with temperatures at 7-8C above the seasonal average.

Source: The Local August 25, 2017 10:07 UTC