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Originally published by Capital Newstop
June 29, 2026
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Europe’s heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C
Temperature records were broken across the continent again on Sunday – including in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic – as the extreme heat continued to move east...
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Europe is grappling with an unprecedented early summer heatwave, which the World Health Organization (WHO) reports may be linked to over 1,300 excess deaths since June 21.
- Over 1,300 excess deaths have been linked to high temperatures in Europe.
- WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that Europe is warming at twice the global average.
- Countries like Germany (41.7C), Poland (40.5C), and the Czech Republic (41.1C) have broken temperature records.
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