Paris police ask organisers to cancel Pride march amid heatwave or face ban

The police issued the same request to the organizers of the Solidays music festival and an athletics meeting at Stade Charlety, both of which were expected to draw tens of thousands of people.

In France, 55 people have drowned since the start of the heatwave, according to sports minister Marina Ferrari. She noted that two-thirds of these drownings occurred at unsupervised or unauthorized swimming areas. Currently, 61 French departments remain under the highest red extreme heat alert, with concerns that the situation could worsen as the heatwave continues.

Experts are increasingly viewing extreme heat as a structural economic risk for Europe, impacting productivity across various sectors like construction, agriculture, manufacturing, retail, and hospitality. Economists warn that increasing spells of extreme heat will dent economic growth unless countries adapt their infrastructure.