Over 2,800 pensioners in England died during summer’s heatwave
‘The worst thing about these figures is that this is only the beginning as the climate crisis intensifies,’ XR spokesperson says
A person walking a dry bank of a tributary to the Dowry Reservoir close to Oldham in July 2022
THIS summer’s heatwave killed a record number of pensioners in England, official figures suggest.
Across the five hot spells in June, July and August, when temperatures soared to a record 40°C, there were 2,803 excess deaths among people aged 65 and over, the highest since records began in 2004.
The figures were published in a joint report on Friday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
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