During a severe heatwave in France, consumers rushed to Lidl supermarkets in Paris to purchase affordable air-cooling units, leading to chaotic scenes and police intervention. The low-cost units, priced around €179, were in high demand due to scarcity and high prices elsewhere, with many shoppers facing long queues and limited availability. This surge in demand highlights the lack of air conditioning in French homes, which are ill-equipped for increasingly frequent heatwaves attributed to global warming. AI
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