Emergency department head calls situation “extremely serious”

Los franceses se han resignado a que esta ola de calor pueda durar hasta el 15 de julio.El termómetro ronda los 40 °C y podría superar esa marca entre este miércoles y el jueves.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said that he had decided to “activate the highest level of public health mobilization” in a bid to boost staffing levels.

Las entradas en urgencias se multiplican por cuatro, según Sanidad, que alerta de las primeras muertes “probablemente vinculadas” a las altas temperaturas

French authorities said hospitals in and around Paris were overwhelmed amid a record-breaking heatwave, adding that consumption and sales of alcohol would be banned from Friday.

Selon le préfet de police de Paris a indiqué que les hôpitaux de la capitale sont à "saturation".

As hospitals buckle and warnings spread east, the heatwave is exposing how unprepared much of Europe remains for extreme temperatures. #EuropeNews

Emergency doctors at one of Paris's biggest hospitals warned on Friday that wards had become dangerously overcrowded after a week of soaring temperatures, as authorities…

Extreme London heat led to the highest ever number of life-threatening emergency calls in a day. French hospitals were also inundated.

En raison de la canicule, les services d’urgences arrivent à saturation. Le personnel tire la sonnette d'alarme. Les hôpitaux sont à flux tendu.

As a result of the high temperatures and heatwave, human health could be at risk. In France there have reportedly been four times as many cardiac arrests. The mayor of Paris has…

Emergency department head calls situation “extremely serious”

A punishing heatwave that has suffocated large parts of France for days is now shifting east. With highs of 38 degrees Celsius forecast for cities like Paris, Strasbourg and Lyon.…