Paris imposes alcohol bans as 40C heatwave leads to scores of deaths in France
- Paris imposed a ban on drinking alcohol in public places on Friday afternoon as Europe continued to grapple with a heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths, forest fires and the abrupt closure of events across the continent.
- Restrictions in the French capital came into effect at midday as temperatures swelled to 36C, and will repeat over the weekend in a desperate bid to curb excess deaths.
- Paris hit a June record of 40.9C on Wednesday and at least 55 people, many of them young, have drowned across the country since 18 June while trying to escape the heat, according to authorities.
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- Paris imposed a ban on drinking alcohol in public places on Friday afternoon as Europe continued to grapple with a heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths, forest fires and the abrupt closure of events across the continent.
- Restrictions in the French capital came into effect at midday as temperatures swelled to 36C, and will repeat over the weekend in a desperate bid to curb excess deaths.
- Paris hit a June record of 40.9C on Wednesday and at least 55 people, many of them young, have drowned across the country since 18 June while trying to escape the heat, according to authorities.
Sources: The Independent