00:00Researchers have estimated that more than 2,700 people may have died from heat-related
00:07causes during this year's exceptional hot weather in England and Wales. Most deaths
00:12are thought to have happened during June's record-breaking heat wave, when high temperatures
00:17and humidity placed extra strain on the body. The figures are based on modelling by Imperial
00:24College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
00:29rather than confirmed death records. Experts say older people, babies and those with existing
00:35health conditions remain most vulnerable, while warning prolonged extreme heat can also
00:41seriously affect otherwise healthy people.
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