Summer heatwaves caused 1,500 extra deaths in France: health minister

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-heatwave-casualties/summer-heatwaves-caused-1500-extra-deaths-in-france-health-minister-idUSKCN1VT0I3

Sept. 8, 2019

Heatwaves in June and July caused about 1,500 more deaths than usual in France over that period, though the figure was far lower than in the summer of 2003, the country’s health minister said on Sunday.

A total of 1,465 more people than usual died during the hot spells in June and July, up 9.1% on the average for the period, health ministry data shows.

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