Germany recorded 32 percent spike in deaths in June heatwave

Nationwide, about 23,900 people died between June 22nd and June 28th -- an increase of 7,100 compared with the two previous weeks, according to Germany's statistics agency.

Sweltering weather swept across western Europe last month, with temperatures in parts of Germany .

The report revised upward revision the agency's previous estimate of around 6,800 heat-related deaths during the heatwave.

Other than the final week of June, mortality figures across Germany in 2026 have largely remained within the range of the previous four years or even declined, the agency said.

Germany's public health authority, the Robert Koch Institute, in an estimate published last week.

Between 2022 and 2025, the estimated annual death toll linked to heat ranged from approximately 2,600 to 4,900, according to the statistics agency.

The years 2018 and 2019 saw the highest numbers of heat-related deaths to date, with 8,400 and 6,900 fatalities, respectively, according to the report.

The EU's climate monitor said last week that western Europe experienced its hottest June on record last month.

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