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Paris, France, July 22, 2026 (AFP) - France records over 5,700 excess deaths in June heatwave

NAMPA / AFP
2026-07-22
France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual during a record-breaking heatwave last month, health authorities said on Wednesday, describing the excess mortality among people aged 15 and older as "unprecedented". It was the highest excess mortality rate during a heatwave in the country since a devastating episode of high temperatures in 2003 that killed around 15,000 people, they added. Three heatwaves have swept across France since May, the lates......
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