Increased health risks, limited resources: French hospitals overwhelmed by heatwave

France is grappling with the human toll of an extreme heatwave. According to France Télévision, hospitals across the country are overwhelmed. Emergency rooms are reporting a surge in cardiac arrests—four times the normal rate. The mayor of Paris has noted a rise in heat-related deaths. At the Châteauroux hospital, emergency staff are stretched thin as patients seek refuge from dangerous temperatures.

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