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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Warning nearly 600 people could die during 34C heatwave

Nearly 600 people are projected to die across England and Wales in just a few days as a direct consequence of the current heatwave, according to new research.

Experts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Imperial College London have forecast approximately 570 excess deaths between Thursday and Sunday, based on decades of UK mortality data.

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