Europe recorded more than 10,000 excess deaths during the extreme heatwaves that affected much of the continent in June, according to new figures from EuroMOMO, the European mortality monitoring system supported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization. The data shows that the overwhelming majority of the additional deaths occurred among people aged 65 and older, with more than 9,000 fatalities recorded in this age group.

BRUSSELS — European countries reported more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heat wave that engulfed the west of the continent...

The vast majority — more than 9,000 — were among people aged 65 and above.