The World Health Organization says more than 1,300 excess deaths across Europe have been recorded in connection with a record-breaking heatwave since June 21. Multiple outlets report that the deaths are linked to extreme temperatures that broke records again over the weekend, with conditions reaching beyond 40°C in parts of the region. The Independent and other reports say most of the fatalities involve older people, with around 85% of deaths linked to the heat occurring among those aged 65 and above, and the largest increases appearing in areas under the highest heat warnings. In France, French health officials are also reported as having recorded roughly 1,000 additional deaths than expected earlier in the week, prompting the broader European accounting cited by the WHO. Separately, some reports describe larger “excess deaths” figures for specific countries and the overall period, including figures cited for France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and note ongoing strain on health services as temperatures persist. Taken together, the coverage portrays a widespread, early-summer heat event with clear public-health impacts and renewed emphasis on preparedness and risk during extreme heat.
WHO says over 1,300 excess heat-related deaths recorded across Europe since June 21
The World Health Organization says more than 1,300 excess deaths across Europe have been recorded in connection with a record-breaking heatwave since June 21. Multiple outlets report that the deaths a...
- The WHO reports more than 1,300 excess deaths in Europe linked to the heatwave since June 21.
- Excess deaths are associated with record-breaking temperatures across parts of Europe, including areas above 40°C.
- Around 85% of deaths linked to the heat involve people aged 65 and above, according to reporting cited from WHO information.
- Areas under the most severe (red) heat warnings show the sharpest increases in excess deaths.
- In France, health officials report around 1,000 more deaths than expected since Wednesday, contributing to the broader WHO-linked total.
Over 40% of the deaths during this heatwave would not have occurred without the 1.4 °C of human-caused global warming recorded to date, a report said.
4 weeks agoGermany has recorded an estimated 5,120 heat-related deaths so far this year, most of them in late June when weekly average temperatures far exceeded 20 degrees Celsius, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health said on Thursday. A majority of the deaths — around 4,270 — were among people aged 75 and older, the RKI said in a weekly report. More women than men died, mainly because they make up a higher share of the very elderly. The German data add to a grim picture across Europe. The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a bulletin on Thursday that Western Europe had experienced its hottest June on record with an average of 20.74 degrees. National authorities have reported more than 4,700 excess deaths during the June 20-28 heatwave in France, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands. According to the RKI, the highest numbers of heat-related deaths in Germany in the past decade were recorded in 2018 and 2019, with 8,400 and 6,900 deaths, respectively. During the heatwave weekend of June 27-28, 120 people died in the western German city of Cologne alone — four times as ma
1 month agoPreliminary data from Western Europe points to more than 4,000 additional deaths as record June temperatures strain health systems — with governments now scrambling to bolster preparedness for future heatwaves.
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