Spain records more than 1,000 excess deaths due to June heatwave

Spain has recorded one thousand twenty-eight excess deaths attributed to a blistering heatwave that swept Europe last week — more than double the heat-related deaths from the same period the previous year. According to France 24, the surge underscores the intensifying public health threat posed by extreme heat and climate change across Southern Europe.

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