A 59-year-old woman has become the fourth person to die from heatstroke in Andalucía this summer after collapsing in Sevilla following prolonged exposure to the sun.

The victim, a Russian national who had lived in the city since 2014, died in a public street on Thursday.

Health officials said there is currently no information about why she had been exposed to the sun for such a long period, and she had no known medical conditions or personal risk factors identified under Andalucia’s 2026 Extreme Heat Health Protection Protocol.

Her death comes just a day after authorities confirmed the region’s third heat-related fatality – a 48-year-old foreign national who also died in Sevilla.

The latest figures from the Junta de Andalucia show that since the start of the summer there have been 1,081 emergency cases linked to extreme heat across the region.

Of those, 747 patients were treated in primary care, while 334 required hospital treatment.

Health authorities have confirmed 18 cases of heatstroke, with 10 people still in hospital and four now having died.

The regional government’s heat protection plan, which is activated according to forecasts from Spain’s state weather agency (Aemet), introduces different alert levels depending on the risk posed by high temperatures.

The protocol prioritises protecting the most vulnerable groups, including people over 65, young children, those with chronic illnesses, people taking certain medications and those living in vulnerable social circumstances.

The Andalucian Health Ministry continues to urge residents and visitors to avoid direct sun during the hottest hours of the day, drink plenty of water and take extra care when working or exercising outdoors as high temperatures continue across much of the region.

Read more Andalucia news at the Spanish Eye.