Summer heatwaves caused 1,500 extra deaths in France

Paris (France) September 09: PARIS - Heatwaves in June and July caused about 1,500 more deaths than usual in France over that period, though the figure was far lower than in the summer of 2003, the country's health minister said on Sunday.

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