The heatwave at the end of June in Europe caused 10,000 deaths

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The heatwave that choked much of Western and Central Europe in late June also led to a surge in deaths on the continent. According to data published by EuroMOMO – a network that, with the support of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the World Health Organization, maps excess mortality compared to other years – European countries registered more than 10,000 deaths above average during the days of the unprecedented intense and widespread heat episode.