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A Real Tragedy

by John Cole|  September 9, 20034:14 pm| 1 Comment

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There is simply no excuse for these deaths:

France’s leading undertaker estimated the country’s death toll from the summer heat wave at 15,000 on Tuesday, far exceeding the official tally and putting further pressure on the government to improve its health care system…

The new estimate came after the government on Monday released a harshly worded report blaming the deaths on hospital understaffing during summer holidays, widespread failure among agencies and health services to coordinate efforts, and chronically insufficient care for the elderly.

What a waste.

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    September 10, 2003 at 2:55 pm

    The Vichy French have the ‘final solution’

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