A “surreal” heat: Brittany is no longer a refuge

” VS’is a blow to burst, that! Didier gets annoyed. This Thursday morning, this cleanliness officer from the city of Rennes refused to cross the city center with his two bins of garbage cans, which he must pull by force of arms. “It’s impossible with such heat…”

Despite a mercury that crossed the 30°C mark, his employer did not adapt the regulatory equipment. Didier and his colleague Daniel, who apply themselves to cleaning the Place Sainte-Anne in full dodger, rail against these yellow pants adorned with reflective strips far too thick to withstand an overwhelming sun. “We weren’t even given water. That’s all we have,” they say, pointing to a large bottle of Oasis they bought with their own money.