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Heat 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.
In Spain, 1,060 people may have lost their lives in July due to heat waves, a 57 percent increase compared to the same period last year, the Spanish Ministry of Health announced on X.
Spain faces one of the most serious public health crises due to climate change: more than 1,000 people died in July, a record attributed to extreme heat values that covered the Iberian Peninsula in this summer.
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