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Highs of 35C in south-west France before sharp drop midweek
Country remains mostly dry with temperatures becoming more autumnal
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Warm, sunny weather across France this weekend; rain forecast in north
The prolonged lack of rain is likely to deepen drought concerns as temperatures rise
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Temperatures of 35C forecast in Bordeaux, Rhône Valley next week
Highs of 33C elsewhere in south as Brittany and Paris in the north may see highs of 30C
Tide turns Mont-Saint-Michel into an island
Video shows how French World Heritage site was cut off from the mainland for several hours
High tides temporarily turned Mont-Saint-Michel in France into an island on Monday.
VIDEO: Mont-Saint-Michel island cut off during extremely high tide.
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Such a high tide is a rare phenomenon - in the space of a few hours water even covers the raised bridge connecting the UNESCO World Heritage Site to the outside world pic.twitter.com/mgTtWmI3Zq
The phenomenon, which can take place up to 20 times a year, saw the World Heritage site cut off from the mainland for several hours, as the 760m curving bridge - opened in 2014 - to the island flooded, as it is designed to do.
