New Delhi, June 27 -- As temperatures soar across Europe, people desperate to escape the blistering heatwave stormed a French store to buy fans and air conditioners. Several videos circulating on social media captured chaotic scenes at a store in Chambray-les-Tours, where dozens of shoppers queued outside before rushing through the entrance as the security shutter lifted, The Sun reported. The footage shows customers pushing past one another, elbowing through the crowd, and scrambling to grab portable air conditioners and fans from the shelves.

The rush to buy cooling appliances intensified as temperatures across Western Europe continued to shatter records. Within moments of shoppers entering the store, shelves stocked with portable air ...