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France records 4,000 deaths in three days in record European heatwave
Key takeaways
- France has sweltered through its most intense heatwave ever.
- France has recorded 1,000 more daily deaths than expected during the worst three days of a record-breaking heatwave in Europe, according to the country's public health agency.
- More than 150 million Europeans sweltered in "extreme heat", which scientists say has been the worst the continent has ever recorded.
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France has sweltered through its most intense heatwave ever. (Reuters: Gonzalo Fuentes)
France has recorded 1,000 more daily deaths than expected during the worst three days of a record-breaking heatwave in Europe, according to the country's public health agency.
More than 150 million Europeans sweltered in "extreme heat", which scientists say has been the worst the continent has ever recorded.
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