{"id":966,"date":"2026-06-21T10:41:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=966"},"modified":"2026-06-21T10:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:41:23","slug":"france-restricts-public-alcohol-consumption-and-outdoor-sports-as-heat-wave-bakes-parts-of-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=966","title":{"rendered":"France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports as heat wave bakes parts of Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PARIS (AP) \u2014 France is putting emergency services and military forces on wildfire alert, restricting public alcohol consumption and canceling some outdoor sports events to cope with a heat wave<\/span> unfurling across parts of Europe.<\/p>\n

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About a third of France is under the national weather service\u2019s heat red alert Sunday and temperatures are high<\/span> nationwide, expected to reach 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on Sunday in some areas, in a country where air-conditioning isn\u2019t widespread. The forecast for Monday is even hotter.<\/p>\n

The Eiffel Tower and other Paris venues set up misting stations to cool crowds, among a raft of measures announced by national and local authorities to minimize risks.<\/p>\n

More than 200,000 people across Europe died from heat-related causes over the last four years, and most of the fatalities were preventable, the World Health Organization\u2019s Europe office said this month. More above-average temperatures are expected this summer, which can cause heat exhaustion and life-threatening heat stroke<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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WHO\u2019s Europe office called for countries and institutions to implement heat plans, such as opening cooling centers, or introducing breaks or flexible shifts that enable workers to stay out of the midday sun.<\/p>\n

In Italy, authorities expanded heat warnings \u2014 referred to locally as \u201cred flags\u201d \u2014 from seven to eight cities for Sunday, in northern and central parts of the country, out of the 27 monitored nationally by the health ministry. Temps in the \u201cred\u201d cities are mostly in the upper-30s C (high 90s to low 100s F).<\/p>\n

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At one farm outside Milan, owners set up fans and sprinklers to keep cows cool. In Rome, tourists dunked their arms and occasionally their faces into the city\u2019s famed fountain pools.<\/p>\n

France\u2019s annual Music Day on Sunday is a particular concern for authorities. The nationwide summer solstice celebration involves thousands of concerts in village squares, rave venues and Paris clubs, bringing communities together and increasingly drawing international visitors.<\/p>\n

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The government banned public drinking in \u2018\u2019red alert\u2019\u2019 zones, and ordered organizers of music day events to limit alcohol use to \u201cpreserve emergency services and allow medics to concentrate on taking care of the most vulnerable.\u201d <\/p>\n

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