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

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.

Ende Juni litten die Menschen in Deutschland oft unter 40 Grad und mehr. Vor allem Frauen über 75 Jahren starben durch die Hitze. Laut einer Forscherin sind die Toten nur die…