Europe's heatwave continues, setting new temperature records in Germany and Poland, and excess deaths in France

France's National Public Health Agency, Santé publique France, has confirmed approximately 1,000 excess deaths since June 24, coinciding with an extreme heatwave across the country. The highest rise in mortality was observed in regions under red weather alerts. 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: Радіо Свобода, Українська правда.