France records 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave
- France reported around 1,000 excess deaths during a record-breaking heatwave, with the highest increases among people aged 65 and above, especially in areas under extreme heat warnings.
- The heatwave led to a surge in emergency incidents in France, including more deaths and cardiac arrests, particularly among vulnerable populations.
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VIDÉO - Public Health France reported this Sunday, June 28, an increase in the number of daily deaths in the last five days, in the middle of a heat wave. Since June 24, the institution has had about 1,000 more deaths compared to the previous months. A first assessment that will probably be...
Almost half of Europe’s cities hit a record heat stress during the heat wave. Spain has also surpassed the first heat wave of summer. Heat leaves more than a thousand dead in France. Paris cancels the Pride March. At some points in Germany they have had to suspend public transport because the tramways have melted and the UK recommends not to travel by train. Some countries like Germany, Belgium or France are living, or surviving, for the first t…
France reports 1,000 deaths from record heat
What happenedEurope’s record-shattering heat wave began shifting eastward on Sunday as Public Health France estimated that more than 1,000 people died due to the heat and humidity. The number of excess deaths since the heat dome descended over France on June 20 is expected to rise as more death certificates come in from homes and eldercare facilities, the agency said. More than 80% of the heat-related deaths so far were among people 65 and older…
Europe records over 1,300 heat-related deaths amid scorching temperatures
In a post on X, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said the excess deaths had been linked to the extreme heat sweeping across Europe. The post Europe records over 1,300 heat-related deaths amid scorching temperatures- WHO appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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