World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reports more than 1,300 excess deaths in Europe tied to a record heat wave that began earlier this month and says health systems are strained.France recorded about 1,000 additional deaths concentrated in private homes around Paris, and officials report daily fatalities rose well above usual baselines while emergency services stretched.Germany, Poland and the
Czech Republic set temperature records, wildfires and post-heat thunderstorms caused further damage, and the
World Health Organization urges member states to adopt heat health action plans and widen protections for older people, outdoor workers and the homeless.