Shoppers storm French Lidl stores in chaos over discounted air conditioners

Hundreds of shoppers besieged supermarkets across France, particularly around Paris, in a scramble to buy discounted air conditioners and fans from Lidl ahead of the next heatwave. Scuffles and shouting matches broke out outside stores as people rushed to secure the bargain cooling units. The chaotic scenes were driven by forecasts of another intense heat episode hitting France.