The Mexican Ministry of Health reported on Thursday that at least one hundred individuals had passed away during the previous two weeks as a result of heat-related causes throughout the country. Temperatures in some sections of the country have reached close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).
This month's three-week-long heat wave taxed the electrical grid with unprecedented demand, led officials to halt classes in some locations, and left a large number of Mexicans languishing in the oppressive heat.
According to a study on excessive temperatures that was released by the ministry, more than two-thirds of the deaths occurred during the week that lasted from June 18–24, while the remaining deaths occurred during the week before. During the same time period the previous year, there was only one person who passed away as a result of heat-related causes.
Heat stroke was responsible for nearly all of the fatalities, but dehydration was responsible for a few of the deaths. The northern state of Nuevo Leon, which borders Texas, was responsible for around 64 percent of the fatalities. The majority of the remaining ones were found in the neighbouring states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, which are located on the Gulf coast.
Temperatures have been trending downward in recent days, coinciding with the arrival of much-needed moisture brought on by the arrival of the rainy season. Even though recent rain has brought some relief and lowered temperatures in some areas, towns in the north, such as Aconchi in Sonora State, are still very hot, with highs of 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday.
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