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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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More than 2,700 died as result of heatwaves in England, researchers say

London: At least 2,700 people died in England and Wales as a result of heatwaves that struck in May and June, according to a study released Monday.

Experts from Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine used weather data, climate models and studies on excess mortality during heatwaves to arrive at their estimate.

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