Health
UK heatwaves linked to 2,700+ deaths as third wave intensifies
July 13, 2026 at 01:32 PM · Updated 95d ago
Coverage
5 reports · over 24 hours
BNBBC News
No significant rain forecast for at least a week as UK heatwave continues
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TGThe Guardian
Wildfires burn in Wales and England as environment officials warn of ‘exceptional risk’
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AJAl Jazeera English
More than 2,700 deaths in UK linked to May, June heatwaves
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BNBBC News
Heatwave to intensify in second week as wildfires burn across UK
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BNBBC News
More than 2,700 people may have died in exceptional May and June heatwaves in England and Wales
(opens the publisher’s site)Researchers estimated that more than 2,700 people died in England and Wales during the record-breaking heatwaves in May and June, while a third heatwave is now intensifying.
- A study published on Monday by Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine estimated 550 deaths in May and nearly 2,200 in June.
- The UK Health Security Agency has issued amber heat health alerts for parts of England until 15 July as temperatures could exceed 30C.
- Firefighters declared major incidents after wildfires in north Wales and Derbyshire, with some residents evacuated.
- Prof Fredi Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial, said the public should not underestimate the risks of extreme heat.
Latest developments
- No significant rain is forecast for at least another week, with large parts of England having received zero rainfall in July.
- More than eight million households are under hosepipe bans as the risk of wildfires remains elevated across affected areas.
- Temperatures could reach up to 33C in southern England, with Wisley in Surrey recording 26 consecutive days without rain.