While mercury has been close to 40°C in Ile-de-France on Monday, residents and tourists are trying to escape the heat by investing in the few air-conditioned places in the capital, or by taking advantage of the swimming area open to the Canal Saint-Martin.
Tourists take refuge in air-conditioned buildings… huddled together on subway station vents
Drowning accidents continue due to heatwave… 2- and 4-year-olds found dead in car
UK, Spain, and others also battle heatwave… Heatwave expected to continue for the time being
(Paris=Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Jin-won =