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To: LindyBill who wrote (5975)	8/26/2003 3:21:37 PM
From: Elsewhere	Respond to of 793597

Iraq may be on the edge but France has hit rock bottom abyss France has a death rate of 9.05/1000/year. odci.gov With a population of about 60 million that means that during a two-month period - the duration of the heat wave - about 90,000 people are expected to die on average. The alleged 10,000 deaths have not been proven to be caused by the heat, they were derived by comparing the mortality rates. Official Rejects Heat Wave Death Figures Sat Aug 23, 2003 5:42 PM ET story.news.yahoo.com ... The Red Cross president said a closer look at many of the deaths suggests old age and illness were as much to blame as heat. He cited a tally taken at 30 Red Cross retirement homes in France which showed that eight people died during the heat wave — and they all were about 90 years old. "Of course the heat wave precipitated things, but not all the deaths were caused by the heat," Gentilini said, echoing others who say it is almost impossible to determine whether deaths among the elderly were directly linked to high temperatures. ... The French compared mortality rates this summer to last and attributed the difference to the heat. ...