France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.
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France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.
The record-breaking heatwave in France is set to come to an end on Sunday, with the country's extreme weather alert expected to be lifted by the evening, bringing relief after temperatures climbed as high as 40°C this week. The head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is the fastest-warming continent on earth and countries there need to do better to protect their citizens. France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday.
The French Health Ministry has noted a sharp increase in deaths especially in areas hit hardest by the heat wave. Germany is meanwhile breaking for another potentially record-breaking day.
France 24 English reported the story as "Heatwave spreads across eastern Europe, France records 1,000 deaths in a week." PBS NewsHour reported the story as "France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records." The Sun US reported the story as "France records 1,000 excess deaths during European heatwave as boys, 2 & 4, named after 'mum forgot them in 70C car'."
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13 sources have covered this story, including PBS NewsHour, The Sun US, Al Jazeera English and France 24 English and 9 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 3 hours ago.
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France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records
European heatwave causes 1,000 excess deaths in France
France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records
France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme heat wave leading to European records
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Heatwave spreads across eastern Europe, France records 1,000 deaths in a week
France suffers 1,000 additional deaths in just the past week amid record heat wave—and 85% involved people aged 65 and above
France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme heat wave leading to European records
Europe heatwave turns deadly as France records 1,000 excess deaths
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France records 1,000 excess deaths during European heatwave as boys, 2 & 4, named after 'mum forgot them in 70C car'
France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records
France records 1,000 excess deaths in record-breaking European heat wave
France sees 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave
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