Mass outdoor events are forbidden in different parts of France because of the current heat wave, BBC reported.

In particular, concerts and other mass gatherings of people are forbidden in the Gironde department.

Forbidden are also mass events in areas not equipped with air conditioning. And the media point out that under these conditions, electricity consumption is growing and electricity has already had to be imported from neighboring countries.

This week the temperature in France rose to 40 degrees Celsius. As expected, the peak of the heat will be on Saturday.

This year the summer heat came to the country earlier than usual. The reason for this weather was the masses of hot air from North Africa.

Also, very hot weather has arrived in Spain, Italy and the UK. In Spain this weekend forecast up to 43 degrees, in the UK - up to 33 degrees. The level of Italy's largest river Po fell so much that shipwrecks began to show from under the water.

As scientists note, intense heat sets more and more often and these periods last longe. Experts attribute this to global warming.