The most affected were people over 75 years old, and about 9.6 thousand heat-related deaths were recorded during one week at the end of June, as Germany sweltered from heat above 40 degrees Celsius, said the Robert Koch Institute.
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Due to the heatwave at the end of June, Germany broke the temperature record for three consecutive days, reaching 41.7 degrees Celsius.
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