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‘It’s like a furnace’: French struggle with heat-trap homes as climate inequality grows
France's buildings are poorly insulated and not designed for hot weather, with low-income housing estates suffering the most. A resident in Ris-Orangis described feeling desperate due to extreme heat and inadequate living conditions.
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