COPENHAGEN - The European office of the World Health Organisation said on Friday that the heatwave baking Europe has caused over 1,700 deaths on the Iberian peninsula alone, as it called for a joint action to tackle climate change.
"This year, we have already witnessed more than 1,700 needless deaths in the present heatwave in Spain and Portugal alone."
Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)
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