France Recorded 1,243 Excess Deaths During July 3-July 22 Heatwaves
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France recorded 1,243 more deaths than normal between July 3 and July 22 as the country was hit by extremely high temperatures, the country's public health authority said.
France has recorded an excess mortality of over 7,000 people during this summer's heat waves.
With 1,243 excess deaths recorded between July 3 and 22, the second heat wave of summer 2026, less deadly than the one at the end of June, brings the still provisional death toll from extreme temperatures this year to 7,300, Public Health France announced on Wednesday. Furthermore, the country has experienced 52 days of heat waves since mid-June, a record even though summer is not yet over.
(Paris=Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Jin-won = Health authorities announced that more than 1,200 excess deaths occurred during the heatwave that continued in France last month.
The provisional assessment of victims due to high temperatures now reaches 7,300 deaths for the year 2026, according to data from Public Health France With 1,243 deaths recorded in the
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