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Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C
Key takeaways
- Poland recorded an all-time record temperature of 40.5C on Sunday as the heatwave move eastwards
- Europe's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Temperature records were broken across the continent again on Sunday – including in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic – as the extreme heat continued to move east.
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Poland recorded an all-time record temperature of 40.5C on Sunday as the heatwave move eastwards
Europe's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Temperature records were broken across the continent again on Sunday – including in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic – as the extreme heat continued to move east.
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