Paris faces relentless heat this week.
Heat levels hit the highest levels on record in France for both day and night.
Utility crews work around the clock to fix the power cut after outages left many homes without lights for long stretches.
Drowning reports climb rapidly.
Many people dive into rivers and pools to cool off.
The city shut all parks overnight and prohibited street drinking as extra heat rules kick in.
Power outages hit France as record heatwave set to peak BBC
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Europe Heat Wave Latest News: After France's Hottest Day Ever, U.K. Approaches June Record The New York Times