Europe's record-breaking heatwave last month saw England and Wales register nearly 1,700 extra deaths in just one week, early data shows, while Portugal and Spain counted another 1,700.
But the figures from July came nowhere near the 70,000 heat-related deaths during a European heatwave in 2003.When and where a heatwave hits matters.
France's Paris region felt the effects most. Heatwaves are more intense in cities as concrete and asphalt absorb and retain heat.
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