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Heat fuels excess deaths


Far more people than usual died last summer.  That’s the result of a succession of heatwaves.  Health science institute Sciensano calculated there were around 2,300 excess deaths.  It’s the highest figure for summer excess deaths in two decades.


Colin Clapson
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