France National Health Service Reports: France records 2,025 excess deaths from heatwave, but data remains incomplete.
Le Monde reports (subscription only):
A rapid-fire communication was aimed at quashing all speculation over deaths related to France’s record-breaking June heatwave, even if it meant presenting a partial picture that could get worse. In an update published on Friday, July 3, Santé publique France, the French national public health agency, estimated that 2,025 additional deaths were recorded between June 22 and June 28 compared to the previous week, an increase of 29.1%. While these figures should be interpreted with caution due to incomplete data, they offer a first snapshot of the fatal effects of the historic heatwave that swept across the country.
And from The Guardian’s report:
Public Health France said on Friday there had been “an increase of 29.1%, corresponding to 2,025 additional deaths compared with the previous week”. It said the figure was probably an underestimate and “mortality will rise further”.
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I cannot help but hope that the record-breaking heatwave subsides soon.
There’s another on the way. It’s already begun in the southwest.
This is so tragic. What we did to our Earth, my prayers, and wishes for future, Thanks, Love, nia