A man walks with an umbrella in Amsterdam, during the heatwave hitting the country, while a code red alert is issued, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Jun 26, 2026. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
Last week's unprecedented heat wave led to around 480 excess deaths in the Netherlands, Dutch health authorities said on Thursday.
Excess deaths in the week from Jun 22 to 28 were mainly among people aged 80 years and older.
Most were reported in the south and east of the Netherlands, where temperatures were highest.
During the heatwave, record temperatures for June were set in the Netherlands, of up to almost 40 degrees Celsius.
