On July 3, French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said preliminary data from Public Health France show at least 2,025 excess deaths nationwide during the June 18-28 heatwave. Rist cautioned the figure is provisional and does not yet include all regional data; a final assessment will be published after the summer.

2026-07-03

On July 3, French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said preliminary data from Public Health France show at least 2,025 excess deaths nationwide during the June 18-28 heatwave. Rist cautioned the figure is provisional and does not yet include all regional data; a final assessment will be published after the summer.