The heat killed mainly in the state of Veracruz, in the east, along the Gulf of Mexico (56) then in Tabasco on the Yucatan Peninsula (18) and in three northern states (Tamaulipas, 17, Nuevo León, 12, and San Luis Potosí, 11).
The deadly heat wave that hit the United States, Mexico and Central America at the end of May and early June was made 35 times more likely by climate change, experts from the World Weather Attribution reference network estimated Thursday ( WWA).
In Mexico, cities have broken heat records such as the capital Mexico City (34.7 degrees on May 25). Due to high temperatures and a lack of rain, the water level of several dams remains very low and lakes are drying up.
Death of howler monkeys
The situation abruptly reversed on Wednesday when tropical storm Alberto brought heavy rains and killed four people when it made landfall in the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon.
The Ministry of Health, however, warned that most of the country will continue to experience very hot temperatures which could exceed 45 degrees in the state of Baja California (northwest).
Dozens of howler monkeys have also died in the forests of Tabasco and Chiapas, in the south of the country, where temperatures above 40 degrees have been recorded.
