France braces for fourth heatwave of the year — over 40°C in the southwest

France is facing its fourth heatwave of the year, with temperatures expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius in the southwest and reach up to 38°C in Paris. Firefighters fear that strengthening winds combined with the extreme heat could reignite embers from recent forest fires in the region. Authorities are on high alert as conditions threaten to worsen an already difficult fire season.