France records 300 excess deaths during unseasonal May heatwave

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France records 300 excess deaths during unseasonal May heatwave
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A five-day heatwave in May caused at least 300 more deaths than expected across France, health officials said Tuesday. The unseasonal heatwave was followed in June by 11 days of the hottest temperatures the country has experienced since records began.

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