At least 15,000 people have died in Europe because of hot weather in 2022 so far, the World Health Organization has said
A firefighter handling a wildfire in Videmonte, Celorico da Beira, Portugal on 11 August Image: Alamy Stock Photo AT LEAST 15,000 people have died in Europe because of hot weather in 2022 so far, the World Health Organization has said, with Spain and Germany among the worst-affected countries.
“Based on country data submitted so far, it is estimated that at least 15,000 people died specifically due to the heat in 2022,” the WHO’s Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said in a statement. “This estimate is expected to increase as more countries report on excess deaths due to heat,” it said, highlighting the UN climate summit in Egypt and its calls for rapid action.Crops withered in European breadbaskets, as the historic dry spell drove record wildfire intensity and placed severe pressure on the continent’s power grid.
“Heat stress, when the body cannot cool itself, is the leading cause of weather-related death in the European Region,” the WHO said.
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