‘I don’t have a choice’: Paris workers struggle under historic heatwave
© Joel Saget, AFPWednesday, June 24, 2026

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.
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