The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe during the past week’s extreme heatwave. France accounted for over 1,000 of the fatalities as temperatures exceeded 40°C in several countries. The prolonged heat has strained healthcare systems and endangered millions of people across the continent. French health authorities […]
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Heatwave scorches France and Italy as temperatures approach record highs
Paris: Millions of people across France and Italy are enduring an intense heatwave as temperatures climb toward record levels, prompting health alerts, service disruptions and renewed concerns about the impact of climate change. France’s national weather agency, Meteo France, has placed dozens of departments under its highest-level heat alert, warning that exceptionally high temperatures will […]