Our ageing population is at its most vulnerable in the heat

Updated January 3 2013 - 6:33pm, first published 6:30pm

TEN years ago, a heatwave in France killed 14,000 people. Although most were elderly and infirm, the figure is still staggering and little surprising that such a national disaster led to a widespread outcry and a revision of emergency procedures.

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