France records around 1,000 excess deaths during heatwave

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Al Jazeera (EN) - All 3 hours ago • aljazeera.com

European heatwave causes 1,000 excess deaths in France

According to AFP estimates, at least 191 million people are forecast to experience temperatures of at least 35C in Europe. France’s public health agency has reported 1,000 excess deaths as an intense heatwave continues t…

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France24 English - Health 8 hours ago • france24.com

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…

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