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Paris Implements Alcohol Ban, Opens Cooling Centers During Heatwave

Authorities in Paris have implemented restrictions and opened facilities amid ongoing extreme heat.

By The Daily Paris · Published 25 July 2026

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Paris authorities banned street alcohol consumption and takeaway alcohol sales starting Friday to cope with a severe heatwave, according to reports in items [5] and [26]. Public cooling centres were opened for residents without air conditioning.

Paris hospitals mobilised additional staff amid a surge in patients due to the heat, with deaths in the Paris region doubling during the June heatwave, mainly affecting people over 65, as stated in items [26] and [27].

Dangerous wildfires near Paris forced evacuations and disrupted trains and highways, adding pressure to the region facing its third heat wave since May, according to item [26].

An orange heatwave alert for Île-de-France was lifted on Friday, July 17, 2026, though a fourth heatwave is possible by the end of the month, per item [59].

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