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"Paris sweltered in intense heat on Tuesday as temperatures set records across the country. Footage shows people cooling off in fountains while others use umbrellas and hand fans or drink water from public fountains to stay hydrated. “It's climate change," said Sergio, who moved to Paris from Brazil last year. "I've been in Paris for a year and it's the first time I've experienced such heat.” “I like to keep a small water spray and I spray myself with water at home, on the balcony, even when I'm walking," said Defne, another local. Seven people across France suffered heat-related deaths according to media reports. Meteo France has placed an orange alert for eight departments in western France while twenty other departments in the western half of France and the Paris region were under yellow alert. "The provisional national heat index is 24.8°C as of 5pm, making it the hottest May day ever across the country," the Met department said in a statement, adding that a 'heat dome' located in western Europe has been driving extreme temperatures since May 19."
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