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Fête de la musique: France restricts public alcohol consumption as heat wave bakes parts of Europe
🌍 GlobalJun 21, 2026 08:43SRC: FRANCE 24BY: FRANCE 24
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
France has restricted public alcohol consumption and cancelled some outdoor sports events to cope with a heat wave unfurling across parts of Europe. Emergency services and military forces were also put on wildfire alert as about a third of France was placed under the national weather service’s heat red alert Sunday with temperatures expected to reach 40 Celsius in some areas.
DETAILED REPORT
France has restricted public alcohol consumption and cancelled some outdoor sports events to cope with a heat wave unfurling across parts of Europe. Emergency services and military forces were also put on wildfire alert as about a third of France was placed under the national weather service’s heat red alert Sunday with temperatures expected to reach 40 Celsius in some areas.
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