Paris region's record June heatwave more than doubled normal mortality rate to reach 3,000
- The rate of deaths in the Paris region during a record-breaking heatwave last month was more than double normal levels, France's health agency said on Friday.
- "A very high excess mortality rate was observed in Ile-de-France (between June 22 and 28) during the heatwave," Santé Publique France said in a report recording 3,000 fatalities – "1,565 more deaths than expected".
- The Paris region was one of the hardest hit in terms of excess deaths during the June heatwave, one of three that swept across France since May.
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- The rate of deaths in the Paris region during a record-breaking heatwave last month was more than double normal levels, France's health agency said on Friday.
- "A very high excess mortality rate was observed in Ile-de-France (between June 22 and 28) during the heatwave," Santé Publique France said in a report recording 3,000 fatalities – "1,565 more deaths than expected".
- The Paris region was one of the hardest hit in terms of excess deaths during the June heatwave, one of three that swept across France since May.
Sources: France 24