Alicante has recorded 126 deaths attributed to high temperatures during the first month of summer, according to estimates from Spain’s Daily Mortality Monitoring System, known as MoMo. The figure represents more than half of the 238 heat-related deaths estimated across the Valencian Community between 21 June and 20 July.

Valencia province recorded 70 deaths and Castellón 42. The regional total is the highest for this period since MoMo began publishing records in 2015, when 162 deaths were attributed to heat in the same timeframe.

Most of those who died this year were over the age of 65, the group considered most vulnerable to prolonged extreme temperatures. Of the 238 deaths, 126 were men and 112 were women. The week from 6 to 12 July was the most severe, with 104 estimated deaths during a heatwave.

MoMo stresses that the figures are provisional and are revised as late notifications are received. The system compares observed deaths with expected mortality levels to identify excess deaths linked to events such as heatwaves, but it does not determine the specific cause of each individual death.