Over 1,000 people have died in Portugal and Spain as a result of the prolonged heat wave that has been affecting Spain, according to BNO News.
This news comes only one day after La Vanguardia revealed that at least 360 people perished in Spain as a result of the heat. The record-breaking heat in the nation was blamed for 123 deaths on Friday alone.
The town of Madrid recorded 22 fatalities out of the 360 reported on Saturday, while a 60-year-old municipal cleaner passed away while at work.
Over 1,000 people have died in Portugal and Spain as a result of the prolonged heat wave that has been affecting Spain, according to BNO News.
This news comes only one day after La Vanguardia revealed that at least 360 people perished in Spain as a result of the heat. The record-breaking heat in the nation was blamed for 123 deaths on Friday alone.
The town of Madrid recorded 22 fatalities out of the 360 reported on Saturday, while a 60-year-old municipal cleaner passed away while at work.
Since Friday, July 8, the heat has been frying Portugal and Spain, with regular highs over 100 F (38 C). One of the hottest places has been Seville, Spain, where temperatures have been at or above 105 F (41 C) for nine straight days.
According to Portugal’s meteorological organization, Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, the temperature of 116.6 F (47 C) recorded in Pinho, Portugal, on Thursday, July 14, surpassed the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the nation in July. The nation’s current July record was set at Amareleja in 1995 at 115.7 F (46.5 C).