extremely high temperatures

The Ministry of Health, the autonomous government of Murcia in southeastern Spain, announced that the heat, which exceeded 40 degrees in the region, caused the death of a 42-year-old Moroccan citizen.

In the statement made by the ministry, it is reported that the person who fainted on the street on July 18 in the Murcian district of La Majada died a few hours after being hospitalized in the city of Cartagena.

FIRST CASE OF DEATH

The 42-year-old man, who was identified as a Moroccan citizen, was registered as the first case of death in Spain this summer caused by heat.

Records for maximum and minimum temperatures were broken during the third wave of extreme heat in Spain this summer.

The 45.4 degrees Celsius, which was detected on July 18 in the Figueres district of the city of Girona, in the east of the country, was recorded as the hottest day in history.

In addition, the lowest air temperature in the Balearic and Valencia regions between July 18 and 19 did not drop below 28 degrees, and the temperature was detected at 34 degrees in Malaga this morning at 07:00, which was recorded as record data.

THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SEA WATER ALSO BREAKS A RECORD

On the other hand, although the sweltering heat was not felt only on land, record temperatures were recorded on the coasts of the seas that surround Spain.

The Spanish Institute of Meteorology (AEMET) has announced that the average water temperature on the sea coast has risen to 24.6 degrees, breaking the record of the last 83 years, reaching 28 degrees in the Balearic Islands and its surroundings.

It was shared that the seawater temperature is between 3 and 4 degrees above normal. (AA)