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Extreme heat in France causes over 1,000 deaths
France's public health agency has reported over 1,000 deaths linked to the intense heatwave gripping Europe. The majority of the deaths are among people aged 65 and older.
France's public health agency has reported over 1,000 deaths in the country linked to the intense heatwave gripping Europe. The agency, which operates under the Ministry of Health, said in a preliminary assessment on Sunday that the majority of the deaths were among people aged 65 and older.
Officials expect the number to rise as more data comes in on deaths occurring in homes and care facilities. French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said the heatwave could last up to 10 days. "It's not over yet," Rist warned.
Extreme heat since June 20 has forced early closures of museums and schools across Europe, and was most felt on Sunday in Germany, Czechia, Hungary and Poland. Estimates suggest at least 191 million people across the continent have been exposed to temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius or higher. Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Italy, Austria and western Ukraine were also among the affected areas.
As the heatwave moves east, France's meteorological agency reported that extreme weather conditions have eased across most of the country, but a heat warning remains in effect for the northeast.
7 people drown in Germany while trying to cool off
At least seven people drowned in Germany over the weekend as large numbers of people flocked to lakes and rivers to escape the extreme heat. Two people died in separate swimming accidents in Berlin on Saturday. In the Jungfernheideteich lake in western Berlin, a group on an inflatable boat found the body of a motionless man.
Temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country, while in Kubschuetz in the east, the temperature did not drop below 29.4 degrees Celsius on Saturday night. Germany's weather service (DWD) said it was the hottest night in about 150 years of records. On the same day, preliminary all-time temperature records were broken in Germany, Denmark and Czechia.
Scientists said a heatwave of this scale would be nearly impossible without human-caused climate change. The recent intense heat was attributed to a meteorological phenomenon called an omega block, which traps a hot air mass over a region for an extended period.
With the extreme heat largely easing over the weekend, the region is expected to be hit by severe thunderstorms.
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