Germany has registered a record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggles through a series of punishing heatwaves, the national public health institute said Thursday.

Etwa 9600 Sterbefälle sind laut RKI auf die hohen Temperaturen Ende Juni zurückzuführen. Die Todeszahlen liegen deutlich über denen der Rekordjahre 2018 und 2019.

Germany registered a record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggled through a series of punishing heatwaves, the national public health institute said on Aug.…