Overburdened hospitals, overwhelmed mortuaries and millions suffering in temperatures touching 40°C – prolonged and intense heatwaves are the new normal, and a healthcare burden that France must immediately tackle.
Healthcare in a heatwave: French hospitals and aged care homes bear the brunt of rising temperatures
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Sat 08:41 - Le Figaro
In France, one in ten homes is “sufficiently adapted” to the heatwave
Mon 15:07 - ANSA Main
2 and 4 year olds die in car due to heat wave in France
Mon 15:14 - La Repubblica (IT)
France, two little girls died in the car due to the heat wave
Tue 14:45 - France 24
Eiffel Tower closes early due to heatwave
Thu 09:26 - ANSA Main
A three-year-old child died in the car due to the heat in France, 212 deaths in Spain
Thu 12:15 - Aftenposten (NO)
The heat wave in France: Three-year-old died in a parked car
Thu 23:13 - ANSA Main
From hydration to medications, the rules for dealing with the heat
Fri 15:46 - Euronews
France heatwave: baby dies in A&E, fourth child death this week
Fri 17:04 - The Guardian
Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east
Sun 07:57 - Aftenposten (NO)
France: More than 1,000 more people died during the heat wave than normal
Sun 18:11 - TVN24 (PL)
Problems on the railway. Because of the heat
Mon 04:30 - Aftenposten (NO)
The WHO chief links 1,300 deaths in Europe to the heat wave