France is seeing "a higher than normal number of deaths" due to the heatwave baking the country, Health Minister Stephanie Rist said Saturday.

French authorities said on Thursday that hospitals in and around the capital Paris were reaching "saturation point." | World News

France is seeing "a higher than normal number of deaths" due to the heatwave baking the country, Health Minister Stephanie Rist said Saturday.

A severe heatwave across western Europe has led to an estimated 1,000 excess deaths in France since June 24, according to health officials. The elderly, particularly those living…