Europe has recorded more than 1,300 excess deaths since 21 June as searing temperatures gripped the continent, according to the World Health Organization.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the WHO, announced the figures in a post on social media on Sunday, stressing that "European homes, workplaces and schools were not built for these temperatures".
Public Health France announced on Sunday that France had recorded around 1,000 more deaths than expected since Wednesday.
"Since June 24, approximately 1,000 additional deaths (unconsolidated figures) have been observed compared to the deaths recorded in previous months," the agency said in a statement.
The most-affected areas include those that have been under a red heat alert, particularly Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Brittany, Centre-Val de Loire, Normandy, and Pays de la Loire, the agency said, adding that 85% of the deaths involved people aged 65 or over.
