French race to get hold of air conditioning as yet another heatwave looms

According to France 24, French consumers are scrambling to buy air conditioning units before this weekend's third heatwave of the year. Police were called to discount stores in the Paris area Thursday when huge crowds descended on retailers searching for affordable cooling units. It's a sign of how urgent—and how frequent—France's summer heat emergencies have become.

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