Belgium recorded 39% more deaths than normal between 18 and 29 June as a sweltering heatwave gripped much of Europe, health authorities said Friday. The country saw 1,222 excess deaths during the period, of which nearly half were of people aged 85 or over, according to provisional data from the federal health ministry. “Such a […]

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