"I Could Have Been a Part of It": Norman Pensioners Tell About a Week in Extreme Temperatures, at Home

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In Normandy, mortality jumped by more than 50% during the heatwave from 22 to 28 June: 216 more deaths than in normal times. On a national scale, the provisional balance exceeds the additional 2,000 deaths, with a dramatic increase in deaths at home. Two pensioners from Rouennais tell how they went through this period when their housing became a trap.