A heatwave that has gripped much of Europe and seen temperature records tumble is linkable with 212 deaths in Spain between Sunday and Wednesday, estimated from a public institute showed, AFP reported.
The MoMo monitoring system compiles daily death statistics in Spain and calculates the difference in mortality by comparing them with the levels foreseeable based on historical records.
A woman uses an umbrella to cover from the sun at El Retiro park in Madrid, Spain. Photograph: Pablo Blázquez Domínguez/Getty Images 
