With soaring temperatures expected all week it's time to grab a hat.
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"Paris pools will host night swimming, large parks will stay open all hours and special 'cool rooms' will be set up in town hall buildings as French authorities fear for residents’ health during the anticipated European heatwave.
The French capital still carries the trauma of the 2003 heatwave, which caused many thousands of deaths in France and so many deaths in the Paris area that morgues ran out of space.
Elderly people and those living alone without contact with neighbours are a particular concern as the city increases emergency planning...."
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"Paris pools will host night swimming, large parks will stay open all hours and special 'cool rooms' will be set up in town hall buildings as French authorities fear for residents’ health during the anticipated European heatwave.
The French capital still carries the trauma of the 2003 heatwave, which caused many thousands of deaths in France and so many deaths in the Paris area that morgues ran out of space.
Elderly people and those living alone without contact with neighbours are a particular concern as the city increases emergency planning...."
See Paris heatwave
