Shoppers snap up fans and Germans strip naked as Europe swelters in heatwave
Frankfurt — Europeans fought to stay cool as a blast of hot air from the Sahara desert sent temperatures to record highs in large parts of the continent, adding to concern about climate change.
Germany imposed speed restrictions on usually limit-free stretches of its highway network and several people were stopped by police for stripping in public. About 60% of vehicles registered in the Paris area were ordered off the roads, while shops in the French capital ran out of fans and air conditioners as residents who have rarely needed them before rushed to buy them. In Rome, high temperatures prompted keepers at the city’s zoo to feed animals ice-lollies...
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