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At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves

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A woman dips her head in the lion fountain in Piazza del Popolo in Rome in an attempt to cool down on a scorching August day. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock

At least 35,000 more people died during Europe’s four record-breaking, back-to-back heatwaves this summer than would normally be expected, according to incomplete figures from barely half the continent.  Read More

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