Europe is currently a furnace of fire. The record breaking heat is now proving fatal. In France alone, more than 1000 people have died due to heat in the last 10 days. In the cold countries of Europe, the mercury has reached 40 to 42 degrees Celsius. There have been nearly 1,000 more deaths than expected since June 24 during a record-breaking heat wave that swept across much of Western Europe, French health officials said Sunday, with the majority of deaths occurring in people 65 and older.
According to news agency AFP, Public Health France It said there were about 1,000 more deaths than levels recorded in previous months, although it stressed that the figures were preliminary and likely underreported.
The agency said the worst impact was seen in areas where there was the highest red heat alert, where 85 percent more deaths occurred in people 65 years of age or older. Most of the deaths occurred at home.
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According to AFP, the biggest increase in deaths was among people who died at home, especially in the Île-de-France region, which includes Paris and its surrounding areas.
“This reminds us of the need to show solidarity with those who are alone or experiencing extreme loneliness, including in highly urban areas,” Public Health France said.
After the temperature remained above 40 for several days, the scorching heat started reducing across France on Sunday. Temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius were recorded in many parts of the country.
Heatwave breaks records in Europe
A deadly heatwave has hit large parts of Europe, breaking temperature records in many countries and disrupting transport, healthcare and energy systems. Early all-time temperature records were set in Germany, Denmark and the Czech Republic over the weekend, while Switzerland recorded its hottest day of June.
France and the United Kingdom had broken June temperature records earlier this week. Scientists said heatwaves would have been “virtually impossible” without human-caused climate change, making extremely high night-time temperatures more likely.
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According to the news agency AP, hospitals in Paris were under severe pressure during the heatwave, with about 3,000 people coming to the emergency rooms of government hospitals for treatment for the second day in a row – which is about one-third more than normal.
The city’s public hospital authority activated emergency plans in all 38 hospitals to deal with the rising temperatures. Bad weather also disrupted transport across Europe.
Heatwave has the biggest impact on France
- France’s health system has completely collapsed due to the heat wave.
- There has been a huge increase of up to 80 percent in emergency calls to hospitals.
- More than one thousand deaths have occurred in just a few days.
- More than 85 percent of those who died due to the heatwave were elderly people aged 65 years or older.
- Paris’ emergency medical service recorded 109 heat-related deaths in a single day.
327 people died in Spain in 10 days
The Spanish government has confirmed the death of 327 people in the last 10 days due to the direct impact of heat wave and extreme heat. Rail services in France and Germany were affected by high temperatures, while Germany’s Autobahn suffered damage due to road detours. In Switzerland, the Beznau Nuclear Power Plant temporarily shut down its reactors due to the high temperatures of the Aare River.
The situation is continuously worsening in Spain also. According to the government death surveillance system, hundreds of suspected heat-related deaths have been recorded during the heatwave and this number is continuously increasing.
Temperature higher than 2003 heatwave
According to the AP, experts said the latest heatwave was higher than the temperatures recorded during France’s deadly 2003 heatwave, which killed nearly 15,000 people, although health officials said better treatment and preparedness could help keep the death toll below that level this year.
Meteorologists are considering it to be one of the most severe heatwaves in Europe so far, which started on June 20. New June temperature records have been made in Germany, Britain, Switzerland, Denmark, Slovakia and Czech Republic. Scientists and meteorologists believe that the reason behind this devastating heat is the active ‘El Nino’ effect in the Pacific Ocean and the rapidly changing global climate. The UN weather agency has also warned that due to the effect of El Nino, there will be a risk of more severe heatwaves in many parts of the world in the coming months.
Bureau Report, TV9 Bharatvarsh
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