Germany raises heat-related death estimate to nearly 12,000

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2026-08-06

Berlin (dpa) - Nearly 12,000 people in Germany are estimated to have died from heat-related causes so far this year, with the vast majority of deaths linked to an extreme heatwave in late June, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Thursday. The German public health agency now estimates that about 9,600 heat-related deaths occurred during the week of June 22-28 alone, when temperatures reached around 40 degrees Celsius in many parts of the coun......

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