Following continuous heatwave in Mexico in the month of June, more than 100 people have died in Latin America, government said.
Figures released by the Health Ministry in Mexico confirmed that 104 deaths were recorded from the more than 1,000 health-related reported emergencies in Mexico between June 12 and 25.
It will be recalled that eight deaths were reported between April 14 and May 31 making a total of 112 deaths.
The health ministry ascribed the deaths to heat stroke, followed by dehydration.
Mexican authorities has also reportedly sounded a preventative warning that a second heatwave might befall the country’s populace beginning in July 1.
The United Nations had therefore reportedly expressed its conviction that such fears should not be wished away that 2023 through 2027 would be the warmest five-year period in history.
The UN reportedly hinges its prediction on the fact that a combination of greenhouse gases and El Nino will trigger temperatures.
Findings revealed that the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon in Mexico’s northern region recorded 64 deaths, while 16 die from the heatwave in Tamaulipas, which shares a border with the United States of Texas, also reportedly affected by the abnormal heat.
According to health ministry, highest temperature of 49 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit) was recorded last week in the northeastern state of Sonora, Mexico.
Forecast by scientists indicates that global warming is aggravating unfavourable weather, resulting in many countries across the world experiencing maximum temperatures.