First time red warnings issued in UK for three consecutive days; Paris to ban drinking alcohol in public as police ask organisers to cancel city’s Pride march European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say Paris to ban drinking alcohol in public as hospitals hit heatwave breaking point The Paris police prefect has asked the organisers of the Pride march and the Solidays music festival to cancel their events due to the continuing extreme heat, Le Figaro reported. The unusual move is needed to prevent a further health crisis, the police said, as the healthcare system is already facing unprecedented pressures due to the weather. “While the weather forecast shows no improvement, some large-scale cultural or protest events , such as the Solidays festival, the Pride March, and the athletics meeting at the Charléty stadium, are still scheduled for this weekend Despite the adjustments made by the organisers and their efforts to increase their internal first aid capacity, the influx of several hundred thousand people to these events will create a high risk of overburdening a healthcare system already stretched to its limits.