(1 Jul 2025)
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Paris, France – 1 July 2025
1. Wide of a boat cruising along the Seine River in Paris during a heatwave
2. Wide of a man preparing to dive into the Seine River in Paris
3. Wide of people by the Seine River in Paris with one of them jumping
4. Wide of individuals jumping off a bridge into the Seine River
5. Mid of a young man jumping into Seine as tourists boats pass by
6. Wide of a person swimming in the Seine River
7. Wide of a person swimming in the Seine River in Paris as a boat passes by
8. Wide of a person climbing the side of a bridge over the Seine River in Paris and plunging
9. Mid of people looking up at a cooling mist installation
10. Wide of misting station in Paris by the Bastille statue
11. Mid of people gathering around a water fountain in Paris during a heatwave
12. SOUNDBITE (French) Sophie Roccia, Paris resident:
"We try to cool down as best as we can. When we’re outside, we stay in the shade as much as possible. At home, we lower the blinds and try to stay in the shade as much as possible. The fans are on full blast, especially at night, to try to cool down a little. And then in the morning and evening, we try to create drafts, but it’s difficult because in Paris, there’s very little air or it’s hot air circulating. It’s not easy for us."
13. Mid of women using public water fountain
14. SOUNDBITE (French) Marine Toux, Paris resident:
"Uh, well, I opened up (the windows) this morning at 8:30, but it was already 25 degrees, so, uh, I closed everything and I have my fan on and I’m living in the dark, so there you go, now it’s only 27 degrees in my place."
15. Mid of people gathering around a public water fountain in Paris amid a heatwave
16. Mid of people cooling off near a misting station
STORYLINE:
People in Paris were trying to keep cool on Tuesday as temperatures were forecast to reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
While health warnings remained in place, Parisians dived into the Seine, used water fountains and kept in the shade.
"We try to cool down as best as we can. When we’re outside, we stay in the shade as much as possible. At home, we lower the blinds and try to stay in the shade as much as possible. The fans are on full blast, especially at night, to try to cool down a little," said Sophie Roccia, a local resident.
The national weather agency Météo-France placed several departments under the highest red alert, with the Paris region particularly hard hit.
More than 1,300 schools in the country were partially or fully closed.
The abnormally hot weather “is exposing millions of Europeans to high heat stress” with temperatures in June more typical of July and August, said Samantha Burgess of the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
This June is likely to among the five hottest on record, it said.
Visitors to the Eiffel Tower without tickets were told to postpone their visits as the summit of the city’s landmark was closed until Thursday.
The operators said the closure was “to ensure everyone’s comfort and safety.”
Climate experts warn that future summers are likely to be hotter than any recorded to date.
By 2100, France could be up to 4 C (39 F) warmer, with temperatures exceeding 40 C expected every year and extreme heat spikes potentially reaching 50 C (122 F).
AP video shot by Oleg Cetinic
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