France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records

2026-06-28 15:41 • ;Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press; John Leicester, Associated Press
France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.
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