Germany: 11,900 Heat-Related Deaths in 2026 — Activists Call for Action
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In Germany, approximately 11,900 people have died as a result of high temperatures since the beginning of the year. Climate activists demonstrated in front of the Chancellery and called on the federal government to do more to combat climate change.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) estimates that since the beginning of the year, approximately 11,900 people in Germany have died as a result of high temperatures.3 A broad coalition of organizations and the “Fridays for Future” movement called on the federal government to take action to address the effects of the heat and to do more to protect the climate.3 Hundreds of people demonstrated in front of the Federal Chancellery in Berlin to call for greater action on heat and climate change.2
Climate activist Luisa Neubauer criticized the government's handling of the heat wave and called for concrete measures.2 Neubauer expressed disappointment with the federal government's response to the heat-related deaths and called for public statements.3
“Not a single word about the thousands of heat-related deaths”
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