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☀️ Coping, Heatwave in Paris, Sleeping w Wet Towels; BBC EU, Paris Limit Alcohol Sales, Hospitals; UK [View all]
A Paris resident is sleeping under wet towels to survive a record-breaking EU heatwave that has claimed dozens of lives. Reuters, 3 hrs ago.
BBC, (5 mins). French authorities have announced public alcohol consumption and sales bans in Paris, in a bid to ease pressure on the capital's hospitals during the heatwave. The extreme conditions that have left Spain, the UK and France sweltering for days are set to shift east with forecasts in Germany and Czech Republic warning that conditions in Germany could hit 40c across the country on Friday. Focus on the vulnerable - elderly, isolated, homeless.
UK. Boiling Point, the Week of Extreme Heat. BBC News, 3 hrs ago. 26 mins.
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