The city mayor told busy Parisians to slow down on Thursday as large parts of Western Europe remained in the grip of a deadly heatwave that has claimed dozens of lives, disrupted power supplies, and shut schools and cultural landmarks.
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu activated the highest level of health services mobilisation in the face of a heatwave, meaning non-urgent operations could be cancelled to focus on caring for those affected by the hot weather.
