Police were called to supermarkets in the Paris area on Thursday as huge crowds descended on discount stores hoping to get hold of affordable air-cooling units before the third heatwave of the year engulfs the French capital this weekend.
Hundreds of people were besieging Lidl supermarkets in and around Paris on Thursday, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get their hands on bargain air-cooling units before the next heatwave hits the French capital.
