(30 Jul 2024)
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Paris, France – 30 July 2024
1. Various of people jumping, bathing and swimming in basin de la Villette in Paris
2. People sitting in the shade
3. Wide of people sailing on canal
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Quinte Kuper, Dutch visitor:
"We went swimming, so that was really nice that there is somewhere you can swim here and just staying out of the sun into the shades and drinking a lot of water, and thankfully today, we are not in a stadium because yesterday we were and it was really warm so we had to drink a lot and find the shades in between the breaks of the game."
5. Various of people sailing in small boats and pedal boats
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Sara Mahmud-Marshall (from Pakistan) and David Garcia van Bijsterveld (from Spain):
Sara: "It is hot, it is very hot today, we just reapplied water on us four times cause it is boiling but at least we get the sunshine, Paris in the sun is always worth it even if it is freezing."
David: "It gets a lot nicer, a lot more beautiful than in the grey rain, cause it rains a lot."
Sara: "We were tempted to go swimming later, so we were going to see if we can us swimming costumes and go for a bit of a dip in the canal."
7. People on bridge
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Florian Cochonnat (from France) and Julia Villalobos (From Spain):
Julia: "Yesterday we were in Bordeaux and it was so hot, but today there is a breeze"
Florian: "yeah, it is pretty okay, if we can manage to get some fresh air in the shade, stay by the water, have some drinks around, yeah we are dealing with it."
9. Various of people sitting in the shade
10. People in pedal boats
STORYLINE:
The 2024 Olympics famously launched with a rain-soaked opening ceremony that drenched athletes and spectators alike.
Now, they’re facing the opposite experience Tuesday: a heat wave.
Most of France is under a heat wave warning Tuesday, with temperatures in Paris and surrounding areas expected to climb to 35 C (95 F) or higher, the national weather agency said.
Visitors and residents alike cooled off by jumping into the La Villette basin, staying in the shade and drinking plenty of water.
A handful of misters were set up at La Concorde urban park, the venue that includes skateboarding and BMX freestyle cycling, and people were already dunking their heads or cooling off with ice cream.
The Paris area’s train and metro operator said it will distribute more than 2.5 million containers of water at over 70 train stations and other stops on its transport network, as well as at bus stations.
Air conditioning is far less common in homes, shops and restaurants than in places like the United States.
The heat was expected to be even worse in the south, including the region around the Mediterranean city of Marseille that is hosting Olympic competitions like soccer and sailing.
Thunderstorms were expected to sweep into the Paris area in the evening.
France’s national weather agency described heat waves as “increasingly intense, frequent, early and long-lasting” amid climate change.
It said that before 1989, such high temperatures were observed on average once every five years, but since 2000, they have been repeating every year.
It predicts the trend will keep increasing.
AP Video shot by Ahmed Hatem
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