France’s Early-Summer Heat Wave Triggers Surging Death Toll
TL;DR
Public Health France says France recorded roughly 5,700 excess deaths during an unprecedented early-summer heat wave, with the Paris region hardest hit and those 75+ accounting for about two-thirds of the toll; temperatures topped 104°F in many areas, and the event marked the highest heat-related excess mortality in more than two decades as Europe-wide deaths also rose.
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