Robert Koch Institute says most victims were elderly, as Western Europe records its hottest June ever and countries across the continent confront the mounting health toll of extreme heat

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.

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…

Thousands of deaths across Europe, mostly in France, Spain and Belgium, have been linked to a June heatwave.

Several other European Union countries reported thousands of additional deaths as June 2026 officially became the hottest on record for bloc.

Bis Ende Juni sind in Deutschland rund 5.100 Menschen an den Folgen der extremen Hitze gestorben. Das haben Berechnungen des Robert Koch-Instituts ergeben. Die Zahl übertrifft…

Robert Koch Institute says most victims were elderly, as Western Europe records its hottest June ever and countries across the continent confront the mounting health toll of…

Thousands of people have died in Germany in connection to the extreme up to the end of June, new figures show.

Germany has recorded an estimated 5,120 heat-related deaths so far this year, most of them in late June when weekly average temperatures far exceed...