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France records 300 excess deaths during unseasonal May heatwave

A pharmacy sign displays a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius as temperatures rise in Paris during a second heatwave affecting a large part of France.
A pharmacy sign displays a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius as temperatures rise in Paris during a second heatwave affecting a large part of France, June 19, 2026. © Alice Sacco, Reuters

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.

French health officials said on Tuesday that there were at least 300 more deaths than expected during a five-day heatwave in May, the country's first of the year.

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