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View all search resultsFrance records around 1,000 excess deaths in heatwave
"Since June 24, approximately 1,000 additional deaths (unconsolidated figures) have been observed compared to the deaths recorded in previous months," Public Health France said in a statement.
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A person protects from the sun under an umbrella in front of the Louvre museum in Paris as a record-breaking early heatwave scorches a swathe of western Europe on May 28, 2026. The UK and France have reported their hottest ever May days this week as a “heat dome“ brought sizzling temperatures more typical of midsummer to western Europe. UN climate chief Simon Stiell said the heatwave was “a brutal reminder of the spiraling impacts of the climate crisis. “The science is clear that human-induced climate change is making these heatwaves more frequent and extreme,“ Stiell add in a statement. (AFP/Simon Wohlfahrt)
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rench health officials said Sunday there had been around 1,000 more deaths than expected during a record-breaking heatwave that has baked much of western Europe for days.
"Since June 24, approximately 1,000 additional deaths (unconsolidated figures) have been observed compared to the deaths recorded in previous months," Public Health France said in a statement.
The agency said areas under red alert for heat had been particularly badly affected, and 85 percent of the deaths had been those aged 65 and over.
The sharpest increases, the agency said, involved people dying at home, especially in the Ile-de-France region that includes Paris and its suburbs.
"This observation serves as a reminder of the need for measures of solidarity toward people who are isolated or experiencing profound loneliness, including in highly urbanised areas," the statement said.
Germans braced for sweltering conditions on Saturday as the heatwave was expected to move east after temperatures broke records above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
Britain, France, Switzerland and Germany have all experienced record heat in June, and the weather system could test more records as it rolls across Germany towards Poland.
On Friday, a new German record of 41.3 C was reached near the city of Saarbruecken close to the French border, a spokesperson for Germany's National Meteorological Service said, noting the reading was still preliminary.
German national rail operator Deutsche Bahn has given customers the option of cancelling long-distance travel bookings into early next week without charge due to the heatwave.
The company said its infrastructure is under particular strain because of sun exposure and additional risk to signals, tracks and overhead wires stemming from thunderstorms and wildfires.
Parts of Germany, mainly in the southwest, have already experienced a much hotter June than usual.
The most extreme heat is forecast to begin fading at the weekend, with heavy thunderstorms expected on Sunday.
Across Europe, cultural landmarks have had to close, farming has suffered, and some hospitals have struggled to cope.
