28 jun 2026
France records around 1,000 excess deaths during heatwave
The Public Health France agency said Sunday that around 1,000 more deaths than expected occurred during a record-breaking heatwave that baked much of western Europe for days, adding that 85 percent of the casualties were people aged 65 and over. The agency stressed that the figures were preliminary and were likely to be an underestimate.
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AFP estimates that at least 191 million people are forecast to experience temperatures of at least 35C in Europe.
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European heatwave causes 1,000 excess deaths in France
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