Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show


FILE PHOTO: A person cools off at a water mister on a street in Paris as temperatures rise during a heatwave affecting a large part of France, June 22, 2026. REUTERS/Alice Sacco/File Photo

BRUSSELS, July 13 (Reuters) - European ⁠countries reported more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave that engulfed the west ⁠of the continent in late June, official data showed.

The vast majority — more than 9,000 — were ‌among people aged 65 and above, according to data published by EuroMOMO, a network backed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the World Health Organization.

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