Unprecedented European Heatwave Has Killed More Than 20,000, New Study Claims
Researchers said the toll is a modelled estimate, with more than 5,000 deaths in France and thousands more across other countries.
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Unprecedented heat swept across Europe.
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Los Angeles Weekly TimesJune heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe
It will be some months before the true toll of Europe's worst-ever heatwave is confirmed, but researchers can estimate a death count based on how many people died in Europe during previous hot periods
The extremely high temperatures that swept much of Europe at the end of June led to numerous deaths.
Climatologist Christopher Callaghan from Indiana University in Bloomington (USA) estimated that 20,390 people died from heat in Europe in the week from June 22 to 28.
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