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		</div><p>A blistering heatwave gripped south-west France on Monday, sending temperatures soaring to 43C in parts of the Charente and Aude.</p>
<p>In Aude, a patchwork of vineyards and Mediterranean scrubland, hundreds of firefighters remained on the hillsides guarding the edges of a massive blaze that scorched 16,000 hectares (40,000 acres) last week.</p>
<p>Officials said the flames are under control, but warn the fire will not be fully extinguished for weeks, with hot spots still smouldering.</p>
<p>The national weather authority, Meteo-France, placed 12 departments on red alert, France’s highest heat warning, anticipating exceptional heat stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean plains.</p>
<p>Forty-one other departments were under lower-level orange alerts, as was the neighbouring microstate of Andorra, between France and Spain.</p>
<p>Social media images showed shuttered streets in Valence, residents shielding windows with foil to reflect the light, and tourists huddling under umbrellas along the Garonne in Toulouse.</p>
<p>Across the south, cafe terraces stood empty as people sought cooler corners indoors.</p>
<p>The red alert has been issued only eight times since it was created in 2004 after a deadly summer the year before.</p>
<p>It is reserved for extreme, prolonged heat with major health risks and the potential to disrupt daily life.</p>
<p>The designation gives local officials powers to cancel outdoor events, close public venues and alter school or summer camp schedules.</p>
<p>The heatwave, France’s second of the summer, began on Friday and is expected to last all week, carrying into the August 15 holiday weekend.</p>
<p>It is already pushing northward, with 38C forecast in the Centre-Val de Loire region and up to 34C in Paris.</p>
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