Heat Wave Wrath In Spain: 1,180 People Killed In Two Months
According to the Spanish Ministry of Environment, this number is several times higher than the same period last year
The severe heat wave in Spain has killed 1,180 people in the past two months.
According to the Spanish Ministry of Environment, that number is several times higher than the same period last year, when only 114 deaths occurred.
The majority of the victims were over 65 years of age, and most of them were women. The most affected areas are glacia, La Rija, Asturia and Kantabria, located in the northern part of Spain, where the summer has been relatively moderate in the past.
The ministry said it was an unusual severity that recorded a historic rise in temperature and the extraordinary rate of heat deaths.
The report added that “Red Alert” was issued 76 times from May 16 to July 13, while no alert was issued last year.
Spain recorded 2,191 deaths last year, which was related to heat. This figure was provided by the Carlos III Health Institute.
On the other hand, the British Meteorological Department reports that the weather is also changing in the UK. England and Wales have seen the highest rainfall winter in 250 years, while the last three years have joined the hottest years in the UK.
According to environmentalists, the continuous increase in temperature, rain, flooding and marine levels is a serious environmental risk. “Our lifestyle is in danger” and urgent steps are needed, said British Minister of Energy Aid Miliband.
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