‘France is literally on fire’: Jeremy Clarkson labeled an ‘absolute idiot’ for ‘stupid’ heat wave tweet
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Jeremy Clarkson has come under fire for suggesting Britain is overreacting to the heat wave across the country.
The Met Office has warned temperatures could rise further to 43C (109F) tomorrow – with trains already cancelled, hospital appointments canceled and schools closed amid warnings that healthy people could die.
Chief executive Penny Endersby confirmed that ‘today we may see the UK’s hottest day in history’ – beating the record 38.7°C (101.7 F) set in Cambridge in July 2019 – but tomorrow is now expected to be even warmer.
Response: Jeremy Clarkson has come under fire for suggesting Britain is overreacting to heatwave across the country
With the UK set to be hotter than the Sahara desert today, transport links in London have already ground to a halt due to train cancellations – while roads could melt and bosses have urged workers to work from home.
However, Jeremy, 62, seemed to think the response was exaggerated and tweeted to his 7.7 million followers: ‘It’s very hot in the south of France but as far as I know there is no DefCon 8 level 3 killer death heat wave. warning in place.’
The comment was seen as a sly response to the UK government’s response to the heat wave and received more than 47,000 likes.
Warning: The Met Office has warned temperatures could rise further to 43C (109F) tomorrow – with trains already cancelled, hospital appointments canceled and schools closed amid warnings healthy people could die
However, it also drew a lot of backlash from people pointing out that Jeremy was in fact incorrect.
In much of western France, all-time records will tumble in much of western France with possible 111F (44C) near Bordeaux in what forecasters have branded a “heat apocalypse.”
The extreme conditions have led to dozens of fires, with crews fighting a ‘monstrous’ blaze in Gironde that has forced 16,000 people to evacuate and set 14,000 hectares on fire since it started a week ago.
Sly dig: However, Jeremy, 62, seemed to think the reaction was exaggerated and tweeted to his 7.7 million followers: ‘It’s very hot in the south of France but as far as I know there is no DefCon 8 level 3 killer heat wave warning in effect’
A further 3,500 people were evacuated today as strong winds drove up the flames.
Twitter users responded to the tweet by pointing it out, saying, “France is literally on fire jeremy.”
Another echoed: ‘They have literally evacuated 14,000 people from southern France Jeremy. Because it’s on fire.’
In hot water: However, it also drew a lot of backlash from people pointing out that Jeremy was in fact incorrect
A third argued: ‘As far as you know, it’s not very far. There are actually big fires, evacuations and school dropouts, but stick to your story that protecting people from apocalyptic heat is a sign of weakness.’
While a fourth agreed, writing: ‘The dumbest thing about this takeover is that there is literally a high level of alarm in at least 16 regions in the south of France… Plus two major bushfires caused by the heat’.
And a fifth criticized Jeremy, writing: ‘Jeremy Clarkson is funny when he drives cars, but an absolute idiot when it comes to politics and climate change’.
Dangerous: In much of western France all-time records will tumble with 111F (44C) possibly near Bordeaux in what forecasters have branded a ‘heat apocalypse’