Thousands more dead in French summer heat
France has recorded an excess mortality of over 7,000 people during this summer's heat waves.
The excess mortality during the heat wave between July 2 and 22 was 1,243, the French public health authority announced. During the heat in June, 5,764 more deaths were recorded than normal and in connection with the high temperatures at the end of May, 300 more people died. In total, this is an excess mortality of just over 7,300 so far during the summer period.
In parallel, an analysis from the AFP news agency shows that France has had 52 days of heat waves so far this summer. That compares to 33 days in 2022 and 22 days during the hot and deadly summer of 2003.
It is not known how many of the deaths can be directly linked to the heat.
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