The hot weather in Andalucia in July and August claimed the lives of seven people, six men and one woman, either as a result of heat stroke or the aggravation of an existing illness.
Sixth heat stroke victim
A 38 year old man in Sevilla has become the sixth heat stroke fatality of the summer in Andalucia. He was admitted to the Hospital Virgen Macarena on Wednesday August 25th after suffering prolonged exposure to the heat but died on Sunday.
Heat claims fifth victim
A middle-aged man in Málaga has become the fifth victim of heat stroke so far this summer as temperatures in the capital reached 40 degrees on Tuesday.