A
17-year-old boy died on Friday after suffering a heat stroke in Spain, in the
midst of a scorching heat wave that affects much of Europe.
The
teenager died in the early hours of Friday, after being admitted to the Reina
SofÃa Hospital in Córdoba the previous day, the local government said in a
statement on Friday.
The
17-year-old was working in the field when he began to feel nauseated, according
to the statement. He jumped into a pool to cool off, but he started to
have seizures when he came out.
The
teenager was taken to the hospital, intubated and treated in accordance with
the protocol established for heat stroke victims, the statement said.
This
is the first death caused by the heat in the Spanish region of Andalusia this
year, local authorities said. Last year there were no victims, they added.
The heat forces the closure of
4,000 schools in France
Some
4,000 schools in France closed on Friday due to the heat wave affecting the
European continent, said Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
"Today,
4000 schools have closed or are planning appropriate emergency support to
respond to the needs of parents," Philippe said after a meeting with the
French Health Minister.
The
prime minister went on to say that there was an increase in the number of
drownings related to heat.
"There
are inevitable causes during a heat wave episode, and because of stress sometimes
pushes people to take risks," he said.
"We
have seen a remarkable increase in drowning, once a day since the onset of the
heat wave," he said.
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