Austria has much heat. In June and July, 646 people die from it. This is a new record. In the year before, fewer people die.
The agency AGES calculates this. The agency uses weather data. The agency also uses death data. In July, temperatures are very high.
In Wieselburg, it is over 40 degrees. This is very hot. The heat harms health. Hospitals and care homes notice this too.
Many buildings have more than 20 heat days. This burdens the health system very strongly. Health minister Korinna Schumann wants to check this closely.
She wants to know: Which places need help? Especially old people need protection. The government now looks for solutions for the problem.
