People scramble to buy ACs and cooling fans in France as record Europe heatwave disrupts schools, nuclear reactors

Europe is grappling with a severe heatwave, forcing France to elevate health emergency responses and consider public alcohol bans. Schools across the continent are closing or altering schedules due to unsafe temperatures. The extreme heat is also impacting power generation, with nuclear reactors temporarily halted. Demand for air conditioners has surged as a weather phenomenon, the Omega block, traps scorching air, intensifying the crisis.