Germany Logged 14,000 Heat-Related Deaths This Summer
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With temperatures up to 41 degrees, the week of June 22-28 was particularly deadly.
In Germany, at least 14,000 deaths this year can already be attributed to heat. This is according to the health institute RKI (Robert Koch Institute, comparable to…
No other year in the last decade had reported such a large number of deaths associated with high temperatures
The number of deaths during the hot days at the beginning of August was well above the average. According to data from the Robert Koch Institute, there was an over-mortality in Germany at this time. RKI sees a connection with the heat this summer.
The hot summer has caused thousands of deaths. According to a new estimate by the Robert Koch Institute, at least 14,000 people have died because of the heat since the beginning of the year.
According to the German health authority, 9,600 people died during the week of 22 and 28 June, which was particularly caniculous in this Western European country.
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