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Spain’s Prolonged Heat Strains Services as Water Cuts Hit Sevilla and Heat Deaths Climb

Night-time supply cuts for about 17,000 residents highlight how sustained high temperatures are overwhelming vulnerable systems.

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Un operario se refresca en una fuente por las altas temperaturas

Overview

  • Six Sierra Sur de Sevilla municipalities face water shutoffs from 23:00 to 08:00 after depleted reservoirs and pumping failures, affecting roughly 17,000 people, the local water consortium said.
  • The August hot spell kept highs near 44–45°C for 16 days in parts of Andalusia, ranking among the longest since 1975, local reports noted.
  • In the Comunitat Valenciana, MoMo monitoring attributes 122 deaths to extreme temperatures so far in August, with sharp spikes of 19, 21 and 19 deaths on August 18–20.
  • From June 1 to August 20, MoMo counts 309 heat-attributable deaths in the Valencian region, led by Alicante (205), followed by Castellón (72) and Valencia (32).
  • Officials in Andalusia report 36 heat-related deaths and warn that wildfire danger remains extreme despite the heatwave’s end.