More than 100 people died due to extreme heat in Mexico in June, says government, warning that another heatwave is coming on July 1
People cool off in fountains during a period of high temperatures, at the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City. / Photo: Reuters archive
Authorities had already reported eight deaths between April 14 and May 31, bringing the total to 112.Mexico's northern regions reported the most fatalities, with 64 deaths recorded in the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon and 19 in neighbouring Tamaulipas, bordering the US state of Texas, which has also been hit by extreme heat.
Authorities warn that another heatwave could affect the country of 127 million people starting on July 1.President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador claimed last week that mounting reports of heat deaths were untrue and were part of a media campaign against his administration.
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