Paris swelters under 'red alert' heatwave as half of France faces record temperatures

Extreme heat poses direct health risks to vulnerable populations including elderly residents and those without adequate cooling access.

In the final days of June, France found itself beneath a sky turned hostile, with red heatwave alerts blanketing half the country and Paris among the cities bracing for temperatures that approach the edge of what has ever been recorded. This was not merely a meteorological event but a test of collective resilience — one France has faced before, and at great cost. People sought water where they could find it, and governments activated emergency protocols, knowing that heat of this magnitude does not ask permission before it harms the most vulnerable.

Paris swelters under 'red alert' heatwave as half of France faces record temperatures

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