France records 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave
- On Sunday, The World Health Organisation reported more than 1,300 excess deaths across Europe since June 21 linked to a record-breaking heatwave, with WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calling heat stress a "silent killer."
- Driven by climate change and global warming, Europe is the "fastest-warming continent on Earth," heating at twice the global average, causing "once-in-a-generation" heatwaves to occur nearly annually, Tedros warned.
- Analysis from the German Meteorological Service shows 381 million people will see temperatures surpass 30C, while AFP estimates 191 million endure at least 35C, particularly in Germany, Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
- French health officials reported around 1,000 excess deaths in that country just since Wednesday, as millions across the continent face buckling power grids and school closures due to extreme heat.
- The United Nations health agency is working with Member States on preparedness and prevention, with Tedros calling on countries to "implement heat health action plans" to address extreme heat threats.
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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.
The record temperatures that have hit Europe have claimed more than 1,000 lives, the head of the WHO says. The extreme heat is now expected to move towards Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.
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