US EditionHeat in Spain: the Number of Deaths Due to High Heat Exploded in July
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The exact number of 1,060 deaths represents "57% more compared to the previous year," Spain's Health Ministry said.
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The Spanish Ministry of Health stressed that the actual number of deaths of 1,060 represents "more 57% than last year", based on the estimates of the mortality monitoring system.
According to public data, 1,060 people died as a result of the high temperatures that struck the country in July.
This represents an increase of more than 50% compared to the same period of 2024, according to the Spanish Ministry of Health.
"1,060 deaths in July due to high temperatures, 57% more than last year," was the message disseminated by the Minister of Health, Mónica García, generating alarm about people's health in the summer. But the question that arose in many people's minds was: Are these figures true? No, there are not more than a thousand people who have died in Spain due to heat as the direct cause of death. The number of deaths due to heat exhaustion certified by a …
This is a dramatic increase. In Spain, 1,060 people died due to the heatwave that swept the country in July, the Spanish Ministry of Health announced on its X account on August 5. This represents a 57% increase compared to the same period in 2024, the ministry said. The heatwave peaked in El Granado, a small Andalusian town on the Portuguese border. The mercury climbed to 46°C on June 29. 47°C was also (…) Read more In brief / Climate , Europe
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