Spanish health authorities reported that more than 1,000 excess deaths in June are linked to the heat wave, with official data published Wednesday showing 1,092 excess fatalities. The report also found that 73% of Spain's population were at health risk due to the extreme temperatures.
Spanish health authorities on Wednesday reported that 1,092 excess deaths in June were linked to the country's recent heat wave — a sharp jump from an earlier estimate of 327 heat-related deaths during the peak five-day period in late June, as The Zioneer reported. The updated official data, published today, also found that 73% of Spain's population was at health risk during the extreme temperatures.
This report follows similar findings in France, where health authorities reported approximately 1,000 heat-related deaths in the latest wave. The broader European heat wave has shattered 150-year temperature records across several countries, with cumulative death tolls exceeding 1,300 in multiple nations combined, according to prior Zioneer reporting. The current figures underscore the severity of a summer that has already seen weeks of extreme heat across southern Europe, with the Spanish data being among the most comprehensive official tallies released so far.
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- DevelopingSpain's Carlos III health institute estimates 327 heat-related deaths in latest heat wave
- DevelopingFrench health authorities report about 1,000 deaths in latest heat wave
- StrongEurope heat wave shatters 150-year records, kills 1,300 across multiple countries
- StrongFrance sees ‘higher than normal’ deaths from heat wave, minister says
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