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The death toll caused by the August heat wave in France has reached an unexpected and unprecedented high. The number of deaths, first estimated to be 3000, then 5000, last week exceeded 10 000, according to statistics of the Pompes Funebres Generales, a group of 352 undertakers who handle about a quarter of funerals in the country. Extrapolating from their records, the undertakers' group estimates that the number of …
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