CLERMONT-FERRAND, FRANCE (AFP) - France saw a record level of traffic jams on Saturday (Aug 8), with cars stuck in gridlock on roasting roads spanning 820km across a country suffering a brutal heatwave.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
CLERMONT-FERRAND, FRANCE - France saw a record level of traffic jams on Saturday , with cars stuck in gridlock on roasting roads spanning 820km across a country suffering a brutal heatwave.
The country has been sweltering through a heatwave since Thursday, with temperatures pushing towards 40 deg C in several areas. No relief is expected until Wednesday, with the soaring temperatures compounding the pressure as the country's coronavirus outbreak worsens, the number of daily infections hitting 2,288 on Friday.
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