INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At least 100 people have died over the past two weeks in Mexico due to heat-related causes as temperatures climbed close to 50 degrees
Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country, the health ministry said on Thursday.A three-week-long heat wave this month strained the
energy grid with record demand, forced authorities to suspend classes in some areas and left many Mexicans sweltering, Reuters reported.Over
two-thirds of the deaths came the week of June 18-24, with the remainder the previous week, the ministry said in a report on extreme
During the same period last year just one heat-related fatality was registered.Nearly all the deaths were attributed to heat stroke, with a
Around 64% of the deaths occurred in northern state of Nuevo Leon bordering Texas
Most of the rest were in neighboring Tamaulipas and Veracruz on the Gulf coast.In recent days, temperatures have fallen as the rainy season
has brought much-needed precipitation, read the report.However, some northern cities are still seeing high temperatures
In the state of Sonora, the town of Aconchi saw highs of 49 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday.The post Heat wave in Mexico
leaves at least 100 dead, authorities say first appeared on Ariana News.
