Paris mortuaries are full up as France counts the deaths from latest heatwave
- Mortuaries across Paris are struggling to cope with an unprecedented surge in deaths as a record-breaking heatwave continues to claim lives, leaving funeral directors and grieving families desperate for space.
- Zouhaeir Hertelli, a mortuary owner in the French capital, finds his phone ringing incessantly.
- With all 32 places in his cold room now occupied, he is forced to repeatedly deliver the grim news: "Non.
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- Mortuaries across Paris are struggling to cope with an unprecedented surge in deaths as a record-breaking heatwave continues to claim lives, leaving funeral directors and grieving families desperate for space.
- Zouhaeir Hertelli, a mortuary owner in the French capital, finds his phone ringing incessantly.
- With all 32 places in his cold room now occupied, he is forced to repeatedly deliver the grim news: "Non.
Sources: The Independent