France faces fresh heat ahead as deaths surge during record heatwave
France logged about 2,025 excess deaths in the last week of June during a record heatwave, a 29% jump from the previous week and a 62% rise in the Paris region, as Europe braces for more extreme heat and wildfires in the south. The hotter-than-normal conditions are attributed to climate change, with authorities warning that mortality may be higher than initial figures and forecasts showing continued high temperatures across multiple countries.
