AFP Yonhap News As the number of deaths due to the record-breaking heat wave increased rapidly in France, funeral facilities also reached a saturation point. According to AFP on the 29th (local time), Elisabeth Charrier, president of the French National Funeral Association, said that the operating rate of funeral facilities in the summer, which was usually 30 to 45 percent, has now exceeded 66 percent nationwide. President Charrier said that in some regions, mortuary facilities have already reached capacity, especially in large cities.