The authorities of the French city of Marseille made all city pools free for three days because of the heat, the MIR 24 portal writes.

Free access to the pools in the city is introduced for the second time this summer, previously it was done in July.

According to meteorologists, France is faced with abnormal heat - on Sunday the temperature in some regions may exceed 40 degrees Celsius. An “orange” level of weather danger has been declared on half of the territory of the republic, in 78 out of 101 departments of the country there are restrictions on the use of water due to the risks of drought and depletion of groundwater.