European heatwave causes excess deaths and new temperature records

France's National Public Health Agency, Santé publique France, confirmed approximately 1,000 excess deaths between June 24 and 26, coinciding with an extreme heatwave. The highest rise in mortality was observed in regions under red weather alerts. Separately, the World Health Organization estimates that the extreme heat could have caused over 1,300 deaths across Europe since June 21. Meanwhile, the heatwave continued to set new national temperature records in other European nations. Germany recorded a new high of 41.7°C on Sunday, June 28. While [Радіо Свобода] reported this occurred in Coschen, surpassing the 41.5°C set the previous day in Drevice, [Українська правда] cited Neißemünde as the location for the 41.7°C record, noting it was the third consecutive day a temperature record was broken. Poland also experienced its highest recorded temperature in over a century, reaching 40.5°C in Słubice on Sunday. Sources: Forbes Ukraine, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда.