Over 3,400 deaths due to high temperatures since June: “We're heading for one of the deadliest summers”
Transcurrida apenas una semana de agosto, este verano ya es el tercero más mortal en una década
This summer is the hottest of our lives. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) certified this week that it is the most torrid since records began (1961). And, as Hichan Achebak, a researcher specialising in the effects of climate on health, says, it is also "on track to become one of the deadliest". Since June, 3,456 people have died as a result of the high temperatures, according to the Daily Mortality Monitoring System (MoMo), of the Carlos III Institute of Health and the Ministry of Health.
Translated by urgent.news from El Pais's report; automated translation may contain errors. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.
