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Pensioner is 12th to die in Spanish heatwave
Madrid (AFP) Jul 29, 2006 A 74-year-old man became the 12th victim of the heatwave sweeping much of Spain after he died in hospital at Castellon near Valencia in the southeast of the country after several days in a coma, Spanish media reported Saturday. The man had been unconscious since being taken to hospital on July 25 and died of multi-organ failure brought on by severe heat exposure, the Europa Press news agency reported. A 77-year-old woman had died Thursday from severe dehydration in Barcelona, the Catalan regional government said. In an attempt to advise some four million people thought to be at risk of heat exhaustion the Spanish government recently unveiled a prevention plan. Nine people succumbed to heat-related illnesses last year and 26 in 2004. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Dirt, rocks and all the stuff we stand on firmly
Nearly 100 dead or missing in China amid Kaemi storm carnage
Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 The number of dead or missing in China from Typhoon Kaemi approached 100 on Friday, as gales and rains continued to batter the nation's densely populated eastern and central provinces, state media said. |
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