France saw 2,025 excess deaths in June heatwave

France experienced an unprecedented public health crisis during June's heatwave, according to the country's health minister. The nation recorded two thousand twenty-five excess deaths — deaths beyond what would normally be expected — during the month. June marked France's hottest month since record-keeping began in nineteen forty-seven, with temperatures soaring above forty degrees Celsius across much of the country. The spike in mortality underscores the severe health toll extreme heat can inflict on vulnerable populations.

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