The heatwave continues in France with more power outages and train delays. Paris officials are hoping citizens can stay cool by hanging out in five major parks that will be kept open all night, reports RFI.
Water consumption has increased and the Fire Department is requesting that people stop opening fire hydrants to play in the water.
After Wednesday's record temperatures in Paris, the thermometer fell Thursday with 30°C in Paris, 33°C in Lyon and Bourges in the centre of the country, 35°C in Dijon in Burgundya and in Clermont-Ferrand and 36°C in the eastern towns of Nancy, Metz and Strasbourg.
It is expected to stay this hot throughout the weekend.
To keep citizens cool, five major Paris parks remained open Thursday night and were to be open Friday night as well.
It is important to give Parisans access to cool spaces during the heatwave, explained the Council of Paris ecologist who started this initative.
The parks that will remain open are: Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in the 19th arrondissement, Parc Clichy-Batignolles -Martin Luther King in the 17th arrondissement, Parc Montsouris in the 14th arrondissement, Parc Monceau in the eighth arrondissement and André Citroën Park in the 15th arrondissement.