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'Unprecedented': France records 5,764 excess deaths during June-July heatwave period
France 24 [en]
France recorded 5,764 more deaths than the normal rate between June 17 and July 2, health authorities said Wednesday. While authorities said the excess mortality rate was due to "all causes", the period coincided with a stretch of extreme heatwaves in several French regions.
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