RKI Reports Over 14,000 Heat-Related Deaths Since Start of Year

By with∅ut-me 20.08.2026 at 09:40 Uhr Welfare & Poverty Health Policy Climate Change
TL;DR AI-generated At least 14,000 people have died from heat-related causes in Germany since the start of the year. This figure surpasses the previous record of approximately 9,000 cases in 2018. People aged 75 and older are particularly affected.

Source: tagesschau.de

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