Rain prohibited: French mayor issues decree
The temperatures should be above 30 to 35 degrees during the day and no more than 20 degrees at night, stated the mayor of Coulonces, a small town with 227 inhabitants in Normandy. For the implementation of the ordinance, the priests are responsible, "who have a direct line to the other side," Article 3 continues.
France has been hit by heavy rainfalls for several days. "I have never experienced such weather in this season", Marrière, from the news agency AFP, stated. The day before, it rained so heavily that he had to turn on the lights at home in the morning.
"This is the moment to make people laugh", he added, looking at his weather decree. On Facebook, there was approval for it: "A very good decision, Mr. Mayor", wrote a resident.
In response to the persistent heavy rainfalls in France, the mayor of Coulonces, a French town located in Normandy, decided to issue a decree allowing priests to suspend the obligatory outdoor prayers due to the precipitation. This was an unprecedented decision in the month of May, as the mayor, known for his quirky sense of humor, joked that this was the perfect time to bring some laughter into the lives of his townsfolk.
