HEALTHJun 28 · 09:45 UTCFRANCE 24FRANCE 24

France records around 1,000 excess deaths during heatwave

France recorded around 1,000 excess deaths during a record-breaking heatwave affecting western Europe, according to Public Health France. The majority (85%) of the casualties were individuals aged 65 and over, with the agency noting the preliminary figures are likely an underestimate.

Nexus surfaces and summarizes. The full story lives at the source.

Mentioned

Public Health FranceorganizationFranceplaceWestern Europeplaceheatwavetopic65 and overtopic

Spot something wrong with this article?Report a problem →

Forward this

Related Signal

Adjacent reporting

HEALTHJun 28 · 09:32 UTC
France sees 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave
HEALTHJun 28 · 07:08 UTC
Europe heat wave: 1,000 excess deaths recorded in France
HEALTHJun 28 · 08:14 UTC
France records around 1,000 excess deaths in heatwave
HEALTHJun 28 · 08:37 UTC
About 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave
HEALTHJun 28 · 11:23 UTC
France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme heat wave leading to European records
HEALTHJun 24 · 12:09 UTC
France reports 50 weather-related deaths as record heat wave sweeps Western Europe