Meteorologists have placed more than half of France, including Paris, on alert for high temperatures.

Footage showed Lyon baking in the heat on Saturday 14 August.

The heatwave is expected to spread further across continental Europe in the coming week.

National weather agency Meteo France predicted the hot weather could produce temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 fahrenheit) across the country, just as the summer tourist season shifts into high gear.

This footage was filmed and produced 14 August 2021.

Meteorologists placed more than half of France, including around the capital, on alert for high temperatures as a heatwave was expected to spread across continental Europe this week. National weather agency Meteo France predicted the hot weather could produce temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Ft) across the country just as the summer tourist season shifts into high gear.

The video shows daily life of people during the heatwave in Lyon, France.