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WHO says European 2022 heatwaves caused at least 15,000 excess deaths

The World Health Organization says that at least 15,000 people died across Europe as a direct result of record heatwaves in 2022. © Valérie Agut/ France Télévisions

The World Health Organization has revealed that at least 15,000 people died in Europe because of extreme hot weather in 2022, with Spain and Germany among the worst-affected countries.

The three months from June-August 2022 were the hottest in Europe since records began, and the exceptionally high temperatures led to the worst drought the continent has suffered since the Middle Ages.

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