Spain has recorded 5,232 deaths attributed to high temperatures so far in 2026, the highest figure since records began in 2015. In August alone, a provisional 2,147 deaths are estimated.

En agosto han fallecido 2.147 personas, con lo que se superan las cifras de los que hasta ahora eran los dos veranos más letales desde 2015.

The overwhelming majority of those who died from the effects of heat this summer were people over the age of 65