France records 2,025 excess deaths in June heatwave
Key takeaways
- France recorded 2,025 excess deaths during the June 22-28 heatwave, the country's health minister said Friday, marking a nearly 30 percent nationwide rise in recorded deaths.
- By: FRANCE 24 People brave the temperatures at the Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower in Paris during a heat wave July 2, 2025.
- The new figure marked a significant rise from the previous estimate of at least 1,000 heat-related deaths.
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France recorded 2,025 excess deaths during the June 22-28 heatwave, the country's health minister said Friday, marking a nearly 30 percent nationwide rise in recorded deaths. In the Paris region, the number of deaths during the same period increased by 62 percent, according to the public health authority.
By: FRANCE 24 People brave the temperatures at the Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower in Paris during a heat wave July 2, 2025. © Christophe Ena, AP France endured a rise of nearly 30 percent in the number of deaths recorded during the week of June 22, the peak of a record-breaking heatwave that battered the country, the public health authority said Friday.
"There were around 2,025 additional deaths for the week of June 22 to 28 compared with the previous week," French Health Minister Stephanie Rist told local media on Friday, warning that the tally was nowhere near complete.