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- Europe’s heatwave forced Hungary’s Paks nuclear plant to restrict output as Danube water fell to record lows.
- France shut down three reactors, cutting electricity production by about 9 percent.
- The heatwave caused an estimated economic loss of 180-200 billion euros, about 1 % of EU GDP.
- EuroMomo recorded nearly 16,000 excess deaths in the last week of June, with Germany reporting 14,000 heat-related deaths.
