France combats heatwave with emergency meeting; multiple regions hit by ozone pollution

The French government is holding an interministerial meeting to discuss heatwave preparedness, addressing public reception, groundwater levels, and forest fire risk, according to Le Figaro. Multiple French regions including Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are experiencing dangerously high ozone pollution driven by extreme heat, France Info reports.