Come on, chick, let’s give you a 1,542nd weather intro. For what ? Because we like it, well. And especially because it was hot, too hot, this weekend, despite the All Blacks’ air conditioning from the first minute of the match on Saturday evening. Facing the Kiwis, the Blues finally took off. In the locker room in a cold sweat, France celebrated its first World Cup victory at home. Without forgetting to think of Morocco, affected by a devastating earthquake.
Between a heatwave and a hangover when you wake up, we won’t blame you for disconnecting. We were there to keep watch and we are delivering to you, this Sunday evening, the news of the weekend in summary. Here are the five news stories that you shouldn’t miss over the last forty-eight hours… Spoiler alert: we’re talking about orgasms (it’ll relax us).
1. More than 2,000 dead after an earthquake in Morocco
Morocco is in shock after the violent earthquake which shook the Marrakech region during the night from Friday to Saturday, killing at least 2,122 people. Friday at 11:11 p.m., the earthquake, the epicenter of which was located in the province of Al-Haouz, struck this mountainous region located south of the city of Marrakech. The earthquake was of magnitude 6.8 and made it the most powerful earthquake to hit the kingdom to date. Marrakech was quite strongly shaken. But it is about fifty kilometers further south, in the mountain villages of the High Atlas in the provinces of Al-Haouz (1,293 dead) and Taroudant (452 dead), that the destruction is the most significant and the toll the heaviest. This Sunday evening, at 7:30 p.m., the results of the disaster are still provisional. To find out everything about ongoing research or humanitarian aid, click here.
2. Two humanitarian workers killed in Ukraine
A Spanish volunteer aid worker has been killed in Ukraine after her vehicle was hit by a projectile, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares announced on Sunday. According to the NGO that employed him, Road to Relief, three other aid workers were in the vehicle, one of whom, a Canadian, was killed. The other two, from Germany and Sweden, were seriously injured and hospitalized.
Spanish media identified the volunteer as Emma Igual, 32, director of Road to Relief, a humanitarian organization registered in France and Ukraine according to its website and which is dedicated to the evacuation of civilians away from the front line in Ukraine. The group of aid workers had left Slovansky and were heading towards Bakhmout to assess the needs of civilians “caught in the firefight” in the town of Ivanivske. Late Sunday afternoon, kyiv accused Russian forces of killing the aid workers, calling their deaths a “painful and irreparable loss.”
3. Only five big announcements for the G20
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded on Sunday a G20 described as a “success” in particular by Russia and Brazil, which will host the next edition in Rio de Janeiro. India, this year’s host country, has indeed succeeded in having a joint declaration adopted, which denounces the use of force for the purposes of territorial conquest. The fact remains that on the climate and on Ukraine, the final communiqué from the great powers falls short of Western ambitions. Emmanuel Macron thus judged the New Delhi summit “insufficient” in the face of global warming, saying he was “very concerned about the spirit which is beginning to reign” less than three months before COP28. To take stock of this rather lukewarm summit, here is the gist of the French president’s speech as well as the five main announcements made during this meeting during which emerging countries often impose their views.
4. 27-13 for the XV of France
The France team beat New Zealand (27-13) in the opening match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Friday evening at the Stade de France. Jostled for a little more than half-time, including a try conceded in the 2nd minute, the Blues ended up overthrowing their opponent thanks to an impressive collective strength, and helped by Will Jordan’s yellow card on the hour Here are Fabien Galthié’s players perfectly launched into their competition, with now three simpler matches to tackle in Group A, before the quarter-finals. This match also had a greater success on TF1 than that of the Bleus du football during the World Cup in Qatar and, Friday evening, from Toulouse to Lille, France lived to the rhythm of Ramos, Dupont and Penaud.
In this regard, here we bring you our beautiful Friday front page. Coincidence? We do not believe.
Additional information : One year before the 2024 Paris Olympics, France continues to radiate the world with its beret-baguette. The opening ceremony embodied by a bygone France full of clichés did not meet with unanimous approval. Certain oddities even caused uneasiness this Friday at the Stade de France, before the match between the XV of France and New Zealand. To know everything, it’s here.
5. A record average of 25.1°C on Saturday
Last day of heatwave before deliverance… Temperatures in France still exceeded 30°C well on Sunday, but storms will dissipate the heat from tomorrow, Monday. While waiting for the expected hail, France on Saturday beat its temperature record for the month of September which dated from 1949, with the national thermal indicator standing at 25.1°C.
The furnace hit the entire metropolis and exhausted tens of millions of people, from nursing homes to construction sites, including vineyards and stadiums. More than a dozen monthly records were broken on Saturday from Brittany (Saint-Brieuc, 31.5°C) to the Paris region (Trappes, 34.6°C, Le Bourget, 35.3°C) in passing through Normandy (Rouen, 33.2°C) without forgetting Nantes (35.4°C). Monday, Temperatures will certainly drop, but will remain above seasonal norms.
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