The departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie are placed in orange vigilance by Météo France. Temperatures around 40°C are expected at the beginning of this week.
The heat sets in Haute-Savoie
Strong heat wave in progress. Consult the weather forecast on: vigilance.meteofrance.fr/fr/haute-savoie or download the PDF report here
Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie joined the list of French departments on Saturday July 16 classified in heat wave orange vigilance by Météo France.
🔶 73 dpts et l'Andorre en #vigilanceOrange
— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) July 19, 2022
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Call for caution in the mountains
The consequences of the heat and the drought are already being felt on the normal route of Mont Blanc, "strongly discouraged" due to rock falls in the Goûter Couloir.
Faced with these conditions, the guide companies of Chamonix and Saint-Gervais (Haute-Savoie) have temporarily suspended the ascent of Mont-Blanc. Read more about it in our article here.
The prefect of Haute-Savoie calls on mountaineers "to exercise the greatest vigilance and the greatest caution before setting off for the high mountains".
In the high mountains, they could find themselves in dangerous conditions: falling rocks, weakened snow bridges, unstable ice,” he added.
Mountaineers are advised to consult mountain professionals before any excursion:
- The High Mountain Office: +33 4 50 53 22 08.
- The Company of Guides of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains: +33 4 50 47 76 55.
- The Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Guide Company: +33 4 50 53 00 88
Ascension du Mont-Blanc - Vigilance. En raison des conditions climatiques exceptionnelles, l’ascension du Mt-Blanc par voie normale est fortement déconseillée. Avant de vous engager, consultez les professionnels de montagne @PGHM__ @lachamoniarde @guidechamonix @guidesstgervais pic.twitter.com/nEBLa0n4hq
— Préfet de la Haute-Savoie (@Prefet74) July 13, 2022
Source: @france3-regions
