French shoppers clash over air conditioners as deadly heatwave sweeps Europe
Footage shows shoppers elbowing their way through the crowd and clambering over one another to snatch portable air conditioners and fans from the shelves.
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World News French shoppers clash over air conditioners as deadly heatwave sweeps Europe By Adam Silverstein Published June 27, 2026, 12:56 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Shoppers desperate to escape Europe’s brutal heat wave stormed a French store for air conditioners and fans, shoving and scrambling for the last cooling units. The chaotic scenes unfolded this week at a store in Chambray-lès-Tours, where dozens of people waited outside before rushing through the doors as the security shutter rolled open, according to The Sun. Footage on social media shows shoppers elbowing their way through the crowd and clambering over one another to snatch portable air conditioners and fans from the shelves.
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