Paris imposes a temporary ban on public alcohol consumption and restricts takeaway sales as an unprecedented heatwave overwhelms hospitals and emergency services.Paris hospitals report roughly 2,500 emergency calls daily and national emergency departments record about four times the normal number of heat-related cases, with a four-fold rise in cardiac arrests and dozens of drownings.Paris police chief Patrice Faure and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu say the measures aim to reduce dehydration, prevent alcohol-fueled aggression and ease pressure on medical crews while restaurants with outdoor seating remain exempt.A
World Weather Attribution study links the extreme heat to human-caused climate change, scientists call for rapid fossil fuel reductions, and officials warn that large gatherings of soccer fans increase public-safety risks during the heatwave.