It is very hot in France in June. The air is more than 40 degrees hot. This lasts from mid-June to early July. Nearly 5.800 more people die in this time. This is much more than in normal years.
The city of Paris suffers most. Many people die there. People older than 75 years die very often. Many old people live alone at home.
France helps the people now. Cities open cool rooms for everyone. Helpers visit old people at home. Also Germany has many dead people from the heat.