More than 1,300 excess deaths recorded in Europe heatwave: WHO

The World Health Organization said Sunday that over 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded in Europe since June 21 in connection with the record-breaking heatwave roasting much of the continent.

“Right now 150 million people are living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X, adding that “more than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded since 21 June linked to high temperatures in Europe”.