18 August, 2012

The unusual advice of Angers prefecture regarding the heatwave prevention

The prefecture of Maine-et-Loire expressed an unusual advice regarding the safety measures the inhabitants should take in order to prevent unhealthy consequences of the present heatwave over the department.  On its website, the state authority lists some "preventive measures" against the meteorological phenomena and, among them, the fact to stay "two or three hours per day in cool places (like) cinemas, municipal libraries and supermarkets"...


Maine lake (Credit picture : Angers city)
The problem is the 2012 heatwave lasts from a Friday to a Monday, including so ... a Sunday. How can the people desiring to shelter from heat stay in such places if these are closed? Regarding the municipal libraries, these are closed by order of the town. Do the prefecture and Angers town hall agree about the Sunday closure of their services? Regarding the supertores, a few months ago, the prefecture de Maine et Loire and Angers town hall united their efforts in order to prevent superstores to open on Sunday. May be would it be simple to go to Jean Bouin, the main Angers swimming pool or to the Lac the Main bathing spot? No there are closed!

The solution could consist in compelling the heatwave effects to disappear on Sunday! Theses authorities cannot of course tell that. But can they admit they were wrong about the Sunday closing? It would be said that they were victims of a sunburn!

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