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An overheated apartment with closed blinds, water, a fan and a telephone connecting to an older neighbor while ambulances move outside
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Europe's June heatwave turned the cool room into essential infrastructure

Emergency calls, hospital admissions and excess deaths rose before summer was fully under way. The most useful response begins with blinds, water, night air and a phone call.

6 min read · Updated July 22, 2026 · Method: WHO Europe guidance, public-health reporting and later mortality analysis

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