Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C

high · BBC World · 28 Jun 2026 · 19:37 UTC · Climate Collapse · 1 min read

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Documents climate disaster causing mass death and institutional unpreparedness, exemplifying real-world climate collapse with 1,300+ casualties from European heatwave.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that Europe is not prepared for high temperatures.

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