EUROPE ON FIRE: France's 5th Heatwave Of 2026 Pushes Paris To 43°C, Tourists Refuse To Stay Indoors

By Times Now World

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Tourists in Paris remained undeterred on Thursday as France entered the peak of its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures reaching 43 degrees Celsius at points across the city. AP footage captured visitors crowding around water fountains at Trocadero, queuing to swim in the Seine — a previously restricted activity now opened amid the extreme conditions — and employing umbrella hats and adjusted schedules to cope with the relentless heat. Australian tourist Phillip Verwoert, 70, said he had restructured his days entirely around the heat, completing sightseeing before noon and returning to his hotel during the hottest hours before venturing out again at night, noting that Paris was "not really designed for this heatwave." British retiree Fiona Barrett, 58, from Suffolk, said a long and consistently hot European summer had helped visitors acclimatise, describing the heat as less of a shock than it might have been in previous years. Peruvian nurse Helen Chapa Garcia, 40, said the

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