Nearly 10,000 heat-related deaths in Germany recorded so far this year

Paul Krantz - paul.krantz@thelocal.com

Updated: Thu 30 Jul 2026 11:35 CET

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The lettering "Emergency Department" is on the Hannover Medical School hospital on a hot sunny day. Germany has seen a high number of heat-related deaths already this year. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Julian Stratenschulte

Approximately 9,800 people died due to high temperatures in Germany up to mid-July, according to the Robert Koch Institute, putting this year's total already above any single year in the past decade.

Nearly 10,000 heat-related deaths in Germany recorded so far this year

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