Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMore than 1,300 excess deaths have occurred across Europe since 21 June amid an unprecedented heatwave, the head of the World Health Organisation said. France alone recorded at least 1,000 additional deaths in just three days, with roughly 85 per cent of these involving people aged 65 and above. Europe is “heating at twice the global average”, according to WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, with 150 million currently experiencing extreme heat. Meanwhile, record-breaking temperatures have been recorded across Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland. A rapid attribution study by World Weather Attribution indicates that the record-breaking heat is now 200 times more likely than two decades ago.Authorities across the continent implemented emergency measures, while the UK saw its hottest June day record broken three times in succession. In fullMore than 1,300 deaths linked to Europe heatwave, WHO saysThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
How many deaths have been linked to the European heatwave?
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMore than 1,300 excess deaths have occurred across Europe since 21 June amid an unprecedented heatwave, the head of the World Health Organisation said. France alone recorded at least 1,000 additional deaths in just three days, with roughly 85 per cent of these involving people aged 65 and above. Europe is “heating at twice the global average”, according to WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, with 150 million currently experiencing extreme heat. Meanwhile, record-breaking temperatures have been recorded across Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland. A rapid attribution study by World Weather Attribution indicates that the record-breaking heat is now 200 times more likely than two decades ago.Authorities across the continent implemented emergency measures, while the UK saw its hottest June day record broken three times in succession. In fullMore than 1,300 deaths linked to Europe heatwave, WHO saysThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
