France bans alcohol consumption at music festivals under red heatwave alert


A pharmacy sign displays a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius as temperatures rise in Paris during a second heatwave affecting a large part of France, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Alice Sacco

PARIS, June ⁠20 (Reuters) - France said on Saturday ⁠that alcohol consumption during the annual ‌Fete de la Musique festivals would be banned on June 21 in the departments ​or administrative districts that ⁠will be placed ⁠under the red heatwave alert from noon ⁠on ‌Sunday.

• "Prefects will issue decrees banning alcohol consumption in ⁠public spaces in the departments under ​red alert," ‌the Prime Minister's office said in ⁠a ​statement following a crisis meeting called by PM Sebastien Lecornu.

• "For all events ⁠organised by the state ​and its agencies, instructions have been given not to offer alcohol," it added.

• "Very ⁠high temperatures are settling in for the long term across the country," weather agency Meteo France said ​in its latest ⁠update on Saturday as it announced the ​red heatwave warning ‌for 35 departments for ​Sunday, including Paris.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon, Editing by Franklin Paul)

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