The second heat wave of the season in Mexico ended this Monday (13), after 10 days, but maximum temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius are expected in the south and southeast of the country, reported the National Meteorological Service (SMN).
Maximum temperatures of 35 to 40 degrees will be recorded in Baja California, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, southwestern Mexico state, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Nayarit, Querétaro, Sinaloa and Sonora, the SMN added in a statement. While for Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Mexico City, Tlaxcala and Zacatecas maximum temperatures of 30 to 35 degrees are predicted.
The SMN asked citizens to avoid exposure to the sun and hydrate properly.
Health impacts
Since the start of the heat season in March, the Department of Health has recorded seven deaths and more than 300 cases of health damage due to extreme heat.
In the period from April 24 to May 4, three deaths and 73 affected by the harmful effects of heat were recorded.
As detailed in the Health Department's report for the epidemiological week, “100% of deaths correspond to heat stroke” – a medical emergency that involves an increase in body temperature beyond 40 degrees Celsius. The deaths occurred in Chiapas (1), Oaxaca (2) and Tabasco (4).
During the same period in 2023, no heat-related deaths were recorded.
Source: CNN Brasil
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