Hundreds dead as Europe breaks temperature records during heat wave

Hundreds of people have died across Western Europe as a result of a record-breaking heatwave over the past week. Spain’s Health Ministry said Thursday that as many as 212 people have died in the country since Saturday due to the heat wave, using data provided by regional governments. A monitoring system in the country recorded 13 deaths on Saturday, 38 on Sunday, 66 on Monday, and 95 on Tuesday, by far the highest death toll of any European country. France was in a distant second, with 50 recorded deaths. The vast majority of deaths in France, 48, were due to drowning, when people seeking respite from the heat swam into dangerous areas. The remaining two recorded deaths were children found in hot cars. Read more here: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ne... Check out our website: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ #heatwave #europeweather #extremeheat #climateextremes #temperaturerecords #washingtonexaminer