France records 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave
Public Health France said 85% of the excess deaths were among people 65 and older as temperatures topped 40C across the country.
- On Sunday, Public Health France reported around 1,000 more deaths than expected since Wednesday, as a record-breaking heatwave gripped Western Europe.
- A persistent "heat dome" over Western Europe drove temperatures to 40C in some regions of France on Saturday, marking the second extreme weather event this year.
- More than thirty departments remained under red heat alert throughout the week, with Public Health France noting that 85% of deaths involved people aged 65 or over.
- Paris authorities postponed Saturday's Pride March and banned public alcohol consumption to relieve emergency services, while Ligue 2 footballer Kenzo Kies died after reportedly drowning during the heatwave.
- Studies indicate heatwaves are becoming more frequent as climate change intensifies, with Meteo France reporting that 34 of 51 heatwaves recorded in France since 1947 occurred since 2000.
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The Toronto Star
France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records
BERLIN (AP) — France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as new temperature highs
In France, over 1000 people died more than usual during the pan-European heat wave according to provisional data.
The Korea Times
France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme heat wave leading to European records
BERLIN — France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as Europeans elsewhere were suffering through yet another day of new temperature highs that sparked wildfires in Germany and had Berlin police using water cannons to cool down the crowds. Temperature records were toppled in several countries on the weekend as the heat wave slowly moved towar…
Live Weather. Heat: 1000 More Deaths than Normal, Decrease in Emergency Passages in the Paris Region
The exceptional canicule episode is coming to an end: only the Bas-Rhin and the Haut-Rhin are still in heat red vigilance until tonight. 34 departments are in orange vigilance because of the heat wave, 14 for thunderstorms. Follow our direct.
France recorded 1,000 more deaths than expected during the intense heat wave hitting Europe, the country's public health agency reported on Sunday, warning that the real number was likely to be higher. In detailing its preliminary count of higher-than-expected deaths, Santé Publique said that most of the victims were elderly and that it expected an increase in the mortality rate as more information on deaths in long-term care facilities and res…
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