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Almost 8,000 excess deaths in France's scorched summer

The hottest summer in France since 1900 marked by a succession of record heatwaves resulted in almost 8,000 excess deaths, health authorities statistics published on Wednesday showed.

Almost 8,000 excess deaths in France's scorched summer

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