Heat wave

Emergencies have treated more than 800 people due to the heat wave

A man cools off in a fountain in Barcelona.
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The Emergency Medical System (SEM) has treated 817 people due to the first heat wave of this summer, which lasted a week. Fifty-four percent of those affected by the high temperatures were taken to a health center, and the rest were treated by the 061 emergency services. The majority (54%) were women.

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