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Strong increase drownings france, heat:
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More than 100 people have already died by drowning in France since the beginning of June. Therefore, a jump in half compared to the same period in 2024, noted on Friday the public health agency France, which sees it as a consequence of the recent heat wave. Meanwhile, – Strong increase drownings france, heat
(Keystone-ATS) “We make the link with the heat wave we have just suffered,” said a press conference Aymeric Ung, an epidemiologist for the public health agency.
The public health agency strong increase drownings france, heat notes that between June 1 and July 2, 109 people died by drowning.
It is 58% more than at the same time of the previous year. The trend is even more marked by taking into account all the drownings. including those who have not been fatal: more than 400, they have doubled in one year.
The increase appears particularly worrying in minors. Between early June and early July, 19 were already dead while drowning, when they were less than ten the previous year.
These cases mainly concern adolescents (over 13 years) and, for the most part, took place in rivers or water bodies. The contrast is striking with the adults, in whom the dead have before any place at sea.
Exceptional heat
For the public health agency. the cause is clear: the second half of June was marked by a heat wave of a magnitude almost never seen during this period, extended by a strong increase drownings france, heat strong heat wave in early July. Almost all of France has been struck.
“We know that these high temperatures accentuate the dangers linked to swimming,” insisted Mr. Ung, for whom “the danger of drowning is very real (…) in rivers and not monitored water bodies”.
Noyades are therefore added. indirectly, to all the health problems accentuated by the hot weather, while these are becoming more and more frequent in a context of global warming.
Public Health France will continue to monitor the evolution of drownings all summer long. a trend that generally increases with the arrival of the holidays.
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