Paris, France | AFP

There were at least 2,025 more deaths than expected in France during June’s heatwave, the country’s health minister said on Friday.

“There were around 2,025 additional deaths for the week of June 22 to 28 compared with the previous week,” Stephanie Rist told local media, warning that the tally was nowhere near complete.

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