Germany Estimates 5,120 Deaths Linked to Heatwaves This Year

Berlin. In Germany, an estimated 5,120 people have died in heatwave-related incidents so far this year. This information was given in a weekly report released on Thursday by the Robert Koch Institute, Germany's public health institute.

According to the report, most deaths occurred in the last week of June. At that time, the weekly average temperature had risen significantly above 20 degrees Celsius. Of those who died, about 4,270 were elderly citizens aged 75 or older. The report states that more women than men died.