Germany recorded an estimated 5,120 heat-related deaths so far this year. The majority of the deaths occurred during the intense weather in late June, according to the country's public health agency.

Preliminary data showed 5,486 excess deaths in the last full week of June, Robert Koch Institute expected to release its estimate of heat-related deaths later this week.

Das RKI schätzt über 5000 hitzebedingte Todesfälle in Deutschland. Rekordtemperaturen im Juni führten zu einem starkem Anstieg. Auch hitzebedingte Krankheiten nehmen zu.