More than 1,000 dead in Spain's heatwave

STORY: More than 1,000 dead in Spain's heatwave DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of hot and desert streets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): BEA HERVELLA, Spokesperson for Spanish State Meteorological Agency 3. various of Madrid municipal workers needing help 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): PAULA MOLINA, Chief of Emergency Services Torrejon Hospital, Madrid 5. various of wildfires STORYLINE: Spain's Ministry of Health said on Thursday that 1,047 people died in this year's second heatwave as temperatures topped 40 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country over the past 10 days. These heat-related deaths were recorded from July 10 to 19, according to data collected by the Monitorization of Daily Mortality (MoMo). The extreme heat affected mainly the elderly: 672 of the victims were aged 85 or over, 241 were between 75 and 84, and 88 were aged between 65 and 74. Bea Hervella, a spokesperson for the Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET), said

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