France records 300 excess deaths during unseasonal May heatwave
- French health officials said on Tuesday that there were at least 300 more deaths than expected during a five-day heatwave in May, the country's first of the year.
- The May heat episode, "characterised by its early timing and intensity compared with seasonal norms, exposed a population not yet accustomed at that time of year to high temp
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- French health officials said on Tuesday that there were at least 300 more deaths than expected during a five-day heatwave in May, the country's first of the year.
- The May heat episode, "characterised by its early timing and intensity compared with seasonal norms, exposed a population not yet accustomed at that time of year to high temp
Sources: France 24