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Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C
Europe's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Summary
On Sunday morning, France's national health ministry said there had been around 1,000 more deaths than expected in the country since Wednesday. CHMI said it expected the heat to peak on Sunday, with rather heavy storms forecast for western areas later.
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People
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
- Tedros
Organisations
- World Health Organization (WHO2
- AFP2
- WHO2
- Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW
- national health ministry
- CHMI
Places
- Czech Republic2
- Germany2
- Europe2
- Poland2
- Brandenburg
- Coschen
- Doksany
- Hungary
Keywords
- heatwave2
- deaths2
- linked2
- temperatures
- continent
- extreme
- million
- excess
- record
- face
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