<![CDATA[1,700 people were killed by the June heatwave in Belgium.]]>1,700 people were killed by the June heatwave in Belgium. Massive overload in hospital emergency rooms, 19,000 calls to the emergency number 112 in a day. Many brought to hospitals with heat stroke, body temperatures of 42°C.
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https://www.standaard.be/binnenland/hulpverleners-reconstrueren-het-fatale-hitteweekend-we-vonden-mensen-dood-in-de-zetel-op-een-stoel-of-in-bed/158560182.html

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/b4fb70b9-a0dc-42ea-982b-e3f44dc24a88/1-700-people-were-killed-by-the-june-heatwave-in-belgium.RSS for NodeMon, 27 Jul 2026 18:24:51 GMTSat, 11 Jul 2026 14:22:48 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 1,700 people were killed by the June heatwave in Belgium. on Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:01:03 GMT]]>So over 12,000 people were killed in a one-week heatwave last month, just in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, and Germany!
One could have expected bigger headlines.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/Sustainable2050/statuses/116901941313585122https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/Sustainable2050/statuses/116901941313585122Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:01:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 1,700 people were killed by the June heatwave in Belgium. on Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:52:57 GMT]]>6,800 excess deaths in Germany in the 22-28 June heatwave. https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Sterbefaelle-Lebenserwartung/sterbefallzahlen.html

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/Sustainable2050/statuses/116901909434079053https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/Sustainable2050/statuses/116901909434079053Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:52:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 1,700 people were killed by the June heatwave in Belgium. on Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:43:01 GMT]]>Spain records more than 1,000 excess deaths due to June heatwave
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260701-spain-records-more-than-1-000-excess-deaths-due-to-june-heatwave

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/Sustainable2050/statuses/116901870403978845https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/Sustainable2050/statuses/116901870403978845Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:43:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 1,700 people were killed by the June heatwave in Belgium. on Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:40:49 GMT]]>France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ry307rxqro

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/Sustainable2050/statuses/116901861755706960https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/Sustainable2050/statuses/116901861755706960Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:40:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 1,700 people were killed by the June heatwave in Belgium. on Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:35:26 GMT]]>480 killed in the same heatwave in the Netherlands, according to a preliminary estimate. https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/voorlopige-eerste-schatting-laat-verhoogde-sterfte-zien-tijdens-hittegolf-in-juni

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