As France swelters under a deadly heatwave, thousands of labourers continue to work in the streets and construction sites of Paris with little respite from the stifling heat. From the near-deserted streets around Châtelet to the naked asphalt of the Champs-Élysées, FRANCE 24 spoke to the workers keeping the city going despite record-breaking temperatures.
It’s not even 11am and the temperature has already climbed into the 30s (over 85°F). Looking across the baking expanse of Châtelet square in the heart of Paris on Tuesday, the city is almost unrecognisable.
