France says 1,500 died in summer’s heat wave

France’s health minister says 1,500 people died in this summer’s heat wave in France — but a campaign of public awareness saved many lives. Agnes Buzyn, speaking on France Inter radio Sunday, said there were over 1,000 more deaths that the annual average for the time of the year, and half of those were aged …

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