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Spain’s Second Heatwave Claims First Victim as Mallorca Tightens Water Cuts

Balearic authorities are weighing emergency declarations to fund tanker deliveries as underground reservoirs run dry

Overview

  • The Spanish State Meteorological Agency declared the second official heatwave of 2025, placing 12 out of 17 autonomous communities under warning
  • Extremadura’s regional government confirmed an 85-year-old man died in Badajoz after temperatures peaked at about 42 °C in Badajoz and Córdoba
  • Deià on Mallorca has scheduled water shut-offs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, relying on tankers for roughly 37 percent of its 3.3 million-liter weekly supply
  • The Balearic government is preparing to declare parts of Pla de Mallorca an emergency area to finance additional tanker deliveries to drought-hit municipalities
  • The heatwave is forecast to last about one more week, sustaining strain on public health and water infrastructure across southern and western Spain