The heat killed thousands of people

According to an analysis by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), the risk of temperature-related death and hospitalization has more than doubled in the country between 1988 and 2022.

According to the analysis, 4,507 people died related to heat on the hottest days of 2022, that is, on days when thermometers exceeded 40 degrees. This is the highest figure recorded.

The highest risk of death is seen in London.

MORE THAN 60 THOUSAND PEOPLE DIE IN EUROPE

In research published last year by a group of international public health experts, it was observed that 61,672 people died from heat-related causes in Europe between May 30 and September 4, 2022, and the largest number of deaths were recorded in Italy, Greece. , Spain and Portugal.

In the statement made by the British Meteorological Society on July 19, 2022, it was stated that the air temperature in the country was recorded at 40.2 degrees, which was “the highest temperature yet measured in the history of England” .