Spain's heatwave kills at least 212 people in four days, institute says

MADRID — At least 212 people have died in Spain over four days as a heatwave that began on Sunday sweeps across the country, according to data from the Madrid-based Carlos III Health Institute. The deaths were detected through the institute's MoMo mortality monitoring system, which compares daily recorded deaths against historical averages for the same period. Spain's national weather agency AEMET said June temperatures had reached their highest level since 1650, describing the heatwave as exceptional in both intensity and duration across wide areas of the northern Iberian Peninsula. The agency reported that unusually high temperatures were recorded for several consecutive days at the end of June in many regions. Authorities issued yellow-level heat warnings across 11 Spanish provinces as the high temperatures continued. No further details on additional measures or updated casualty figures were immediately available.