Germany Records Highest Drowning Deaths in June Heatwave in Over Two Decades
Germany experienced its highest number of drowning deaths in June in over 20 years, with nearly 100 fatalities attributed to a severe heatwave. Many of the victims were young men seeking relief in lakes and rivers.
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Germany records nearly 100 drowning deaths, many of them young men, in June heatwave
Authorities confirm worst toll in more than 20 years as new extreme temperatures force early closure of Eiffel Tower Nearly 100 people, the largest proportion of whom were young men, died by drowning in Germany last month, authorities have said, as extreme temperatures in western Europe that have been blamed for hundreds of excess deaths geared up again. In Germany’s worst death toll from drowning for more than two decades, 99 people died in June, according to official figures, after temperat...
By Deborah Cole in Berlin and agencies
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Germany was among the nations hit by a stifling June heatwave in western Europe, which set temperature records in several places across the country as the mercury rose as high as 41.7C. The post 99 drowned in June as heatwave stifles Germany appeared first on Vanguard News.
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