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Spain’s deadly summer: How heat-related deaths surged in Andalucia and beyond

Some 2,177 deaths were attributed to high temperatures in August, a 71.3% increase on the same month last year

Laurence Dollimore
The extreme heat that gripped Andalucia this August has left 169 people dead, according to official monitoring data. The figure represents a 114%

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ByLaurence Dollimore
Laurence Dollimore has been covering news in Spain for almost a decade. The London-born expat is NCTJ-trained and has a Gold Star Diploma in Multimedia Journalism from the prestigious News Associates. Laurence has reported from Spain for some of the UK's biggest titles, including MailOnline, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Sun and the Sun Online. He also has a Master's Degree in International Relations from Queen Mary University London.
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