At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves

The Guardian 25 Aug United Kingdom

True figure likely to be much higher as it only covers about half of continent and does not include August totals At least 35,000 more people died during Europe’s four record-breaking, back-to-back heatwaves this summer than would normally be expected, according to incomplete figures from barely half the continent. Excess mortality in three of the EU’s larger countries – Germany, France and Spain

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