Heatwave Linked to 212 Deaths in Spain
MoMo said the toll rose by 95 deaths on June 24 as temperatures topped 40 C in many areas and alerts stayed active.
- Spain's public mortality-monitoring system, MoMo, estimated that high temperatures were linked to 212 deaths between June 21 and 24, as the country's first official heatwave of 2026 brought temperatures near 40°C and higher across large areas.
- The State Meteorological Agency, AEMET, described the episode as the country's first official heatwave of the year, with temperatures reaching or exceeding 40°C at numerous locations during the four-day period.
- Reported daily deaths rose from 13 on June 21 to 38, 66, and 95 by June 24, surpassing the 98 excess deaths MoMo registered during the same four days in 2025.
- Heat warnings remain active in Mallorca and Girona, while AEMET forecasts falling maximum temperatures across inland areas, Galicia, the Cantabrian region, and the Ebro basin beginning Friday.
- Orange heat alerts covered 13 of Spain's 17 autonomous communities at the episode's start, with the Basque Country under red alert; Monday and Tuesday marked the highest average minimum temperatures for June since 1950.
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Temperatures never seen since 1950, the AEMET puts Spain on alert for a wave of heat that can be historical. These days it seems that time has become one of the great protagonists that can end up being what will accompany us in these days in which each small gesture counts. So that we will achieve a change of tendency that can be essential in these days that to date no one would have imagined. It seems that the heat does not want to leave on the…
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Mittelstand CafeFrankfurter Rundschau [Newsroom]Frankfurt (ots) - Strong heat is not just an unpleasant summer weather, but a health risk. In Spain, 212 additional deaths were attributed to the high temperatures within four days. Older and sick people are particularly threatened ... Continue reading here...Original content of: Frankfurter Rundschau, transmitted by news aktuell
The first wave of summer heat hits Europe hard and already leaves an alarming number of victims. In Spain alone, the authorities have linked the high temperatures to at least 212 deaths in recent days, while France, Italy and the United Kingdom also report more than 40 deaths linked to extreme heat. The most severe conditions are recorded in regions such as Andalusia, Madrid, Toledo, Zaragoza and Granada, where the thermometers have exceeded 42 …
At least 212 deaths recorded from Sunday to Wednesday in Spain can be taken into account the heat wave that affected the country these days, according to data published by the Carol III Institute of Health in Madrid, broadcasts Thursday the agency France Presse, quoted by Agerpres. In the same period of 2025, 98 deaths were ...
More than 200 dead in Spain as Europe swelters under record heat wave
At least 101 million Europeans faced temperatures above 35°C, with Paris hitting 40°C, Britain breaking its June heat record, deaths reported in Italy and France, and Germany and Austria bracing for a scorching weekend
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