De 14-jarige Hamza uit Parijs staat meestal aan het Canal Saint-Martin om voorbijgangers om tol te vragen. Hij vraagt hier twee euro voor en zodra je niet betaalt, wordt je nat gespoten. Filmpjes van zijn optreden worden massaal gedeeld op social media en dat levert hem veel fans maar ook kritiek op. Volgens diverse…
France's prolonged heatwave has now claimed the life of a fourth child, while the overall death toll continues to rise. In Paris, an adult man was found unresponsive in the Canal Saint-Martin after reportedly swimming outside the designated area. As Europe's most severe heatwave on record continues, hospitals are…
Crowds are filling the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, as temperatures soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Forty people drowned while swimming in other waterways.
To help its residents cope with the exceptionally high temperatures amid a record-breaking heatwave, Paris has opened an area of the Canal Saint Martin to swimmers. France 24's James Andre reports from the scene.
The heat is on. Enough to make Parisians take the plunge into the once notoriously polluted Canal Saint Martin. France this Tuesday awakening from its hottest night on record, enough to test the tempers of city dwellers as they sizzle under the zinc roofs of top floor apartments built for a bygone age. And while an…
Paris faces extreme heat as crowds use fountains and the Canal Saint-Martin to cool off, while authorities impose alerts and safety measures.
