The WHO Regional Office for Europe said on the 16th that extreme temperatures are becoming an increasingly serious public health threat in Europe. The number of deaths affected by high temperatures this summer is still being counted. According to data from only 5 countries, the number of “additional deaths” due to high temperatures is close to 10,000. However, the organization did not specify which countries the data came from. WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kruger said that in the past 4 years, high temperatures have caused more than 200,000 deaths in the WHO European region. At the same time, he said that deaths due to high temperatures are not inevitable. Countries should issue early warnings to the public, take measures to lower urban temperatures, guarantee drinking water and shading facilities, pay attention to high-risk groups, and prepare health systems before temperatures peak.

The WHO Regional Office for Europe said on the 16th that extreme temperatures are becoming an increasingly serious public health threat in Europe. The number of deaths affected by high temperatures this summer is still being counted. According to data from only 5 countries, the number of “additional deaths” due to high temperatures is close to 10,000. However, the organization did not specify which countries the data came from. WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kruger said that in the past 4 years, high temperatures have caused more than 200,000 deaths in the WHO European region. At the same time, he said that deaths due to high temperatures are not inevitable. Countries should issue early warnings to the public, take measures to lower urban temperatures, guarantee drinking water and shading facilities, pay attention to high-risk groups, and prepare health systems before temperatures peak.