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Heatwave continues in France as heat-related deaths reach 7,000

From NHK · () Japanese

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  • Severe heat continued in southern France into September after a record-hot summer.
  • France’s health minister said roughly 7,000 deaths were believed to be heat-related by the end of July.

France is still facing severe heat, particularly in the south, even after the start of September. The country experienced record temperatures this summer.

Against that backdrop, the French health minister said on the 4th that roughly 7,000 people had died in cases believed to be related to the heat by the end of July.

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Originally published by NHK in Japanese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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