Eiffel Tower, Louvre close early as France faces third heatwave in three months

RFI is reporting that three of France's most visited landmarks—the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and the Musée d'Orsay—will shut down early this weekend due to an intense heatwave. The country is now enduring its third extreme heat event since May, with a red alert now in effect across Paris and most of north-west France.

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