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Basile Chaix

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  • Jun 29

    France records 1,000 excess deaths during historic heatwave as morgues overflow

    Provisional health data from France shows roughly 1,000 excess deaths since 24 June after an 11-day heatwave that broke temperature records across Europe. Morgues are overwhelmed, and the toll is expected to climb.

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