Escaping the heat in Paris

Video. Escaping the heat in Paris

Despite the signs put up by the local town hall, a good dozen youths where fighting the scorching heat on Wednesday by jumping into the Ourcq canal in the northeast of Paris.

Despite the signs put up by the local town hall, a good dozen youths where fighting the scorching heat on Wednesday by jumping into the Ourcq canal in the northeast of Paris.

The French capital has fallen prey to an intense heat wave with temperatures rising above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit), some 13 degrees above average