France records 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave
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This story first appeared in 🇫🇷 French coverage — 2.2 hours before PULSE detected it in English news.
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Coverage (4)
- France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme heat wave leading to European records AP News · 3h ago
- Temperature records tumble across Europe as heatwave moves east The Guardian · 3h ago
- France Has 1,000 Excess Deaths as Heat Wave Sweeps Across Europe Bloomberg.com · 3h ago
- France records 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave Reuters · 3h ago
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