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France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say
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France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say

NY Times · Jun 29, 2026, 2:22 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

First estimates published by the national health agency listed hundreds more deaths per day compared with the daily death rate in previous months.

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