{
  "id": 5350710,
  "title": "Belgium Records Nearly 3,000 Excess Deaths During Summer Heatwaves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/belgium-records-nearly-3-000-excess-deaths-during-summer-heatwaves",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T13:13:03.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/belgium-records-nearly-3-000-excess-deaths-during-summer-heatwaves-11997963"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Belgium logged an excess mortality rate of 49 percent between June 18 and July 3, with 2,035 extra deaths.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}