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France saw 7,000 excess deaths during heatwaves until late July, minister says

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PARIS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - French Health Minister ​Stephanie Rist ‌said on Friday that there were around ‌7,000 ​excess ⁠deaths recorded ⁠during the blistering heatwaves that hit the ​country this summer as ⁠of ⁠late July, ​adding that final ​data will ...

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Nearly 7,000 deaths were recorded in France during the heatwave that hit the country until the end of July, the health minister said. The ministry had initially estimated the number of excess deaths from June 17 to July 2 at 5,764. “We have been suffering from successive heatwaves for three months. There are some observations we can make: the health system is holding up and we have an excess mortality of 7,000 deaths by the end of July,” said …

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With more than 7,000 deaths recorded until the end of July, Minister of Health Stéphanie Rist confirms an overmortality due to episodes of high heat and heat that hit the country during the

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The update on the victims of the heatwaves in France was given by the Minister of Health, Stephanie Rist The post France: At least 7,000 dead from the heatwaves – This is not the final tally appeared first on in.gr.

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In France, 7,000 people died as a result of an abnormal heat wave, as reported by the Minister of Health of the Republic, Stephanie Rist, on French 2.

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According to a statement transmitted by Reuters, the final data will be available in the coming weeks. The country ' s health authorities have estimated that between 17 June and 2 July the number of deaths was 5764, which exceeds normal rates. The countries of Europe witnessed an extraordinary summer this year, and severe and record heat waves caused massive human and material losses, with official data indicating that about 16,300 deaths a…

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The Minister of Health warns that the figure could reach or exceed the 15,000 deaths from the 2003 heat wave

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WTVB broke the news on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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