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French heatwave sees bodies pile up as 44C scorcher puts 'catastrophic' strain on mortuaries

Mirror 1 min read 2 hours ago

Funeral directors are dealing with requests to take bodies every few minutes after a heatwave baked the country and sent temperatures soaring up to 44C degrees
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