European public broadcaster, continental coverage

France 24 reported on June 26 that hospitals across France, including in Paris, were overwhelmed, with a four-fold increase in ER visits for heat-related causes nationwide and 44 cardiac arrests recorded in Paris in a single 24-hour period against a baseline below 10. Temperatures in Balkan states including Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro were forecast to reach up to 39°C, with health warnings issued for vulnerable populations. Paris Pride was postponed due to extreme heat.

“Hospitals in France and southern Europe were overwhelmed as the heatwave shifted east to the Balkans; a four-fold increase in French ER visits and Paris Pride was postponed.”