Heat deaths in Spain is 360 today after registration extreme temperatures up to 44 degrees in some regions of the country, according to official data released today, on Saturday.
This data from Carlos III Health Instituteaccording to the Spanish Ministry of Health, correspond to the period from 10 July, the beginning of the wave, to Friday 15. Only on this last day were 123 dead and is considered the peak of abnormal heat.
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Since the 10th year trend up, with 15 killed that day and almost twice as many, 28, the next. At the same time, on Tuesday, the 12th, 41 people died, on Wednesday, the 13th, 60, and on Thursday, the 14th, 93 people.
The most extreme temperatures that have been recorded in many parts of the country since last Sunday began to subside on Friday, although all regions except the Atlantic islands of the Canary Islands continue to watch until the forecast. up to 44 degrees Celsius in some places.
Cities like Madrid reached 40 degrees, although at the moment it has not exceeded the national maximum, which has been held by the municipality in the south of the country since last summer with 47.2 degrees.
The heat also led to numerous Forest fires in various parts of Spain, thousands of hectares have been burned and rural populations have been evicted, despite widespread deployment of fire fighting equipment. (EFE)
Source: RPP
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