The extreme temperatures have already led 418 heat stroke, dehydration and burns cases, as well as six deaths, which makes it a deadly wave, especially in Quintana Roo with two deaths, another two in Veracruz, one in Oaxaca and one more in Sonora, according to a report by the General Directorate of Epidemiology (DGE).
The agency pointed out that in the current season, the most affected group is the 25 to 44 year-olds (66.79 percent) with weather-related symptoms.
The National Meteorological Service (SMN) on Wednesday forecasts temperatures above 45 °C in Sinaloa, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas.
The third heat wave will severely affect the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan, Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatan with temperatures of 40 to 45 °C.
In addition, other states will have maximum temperatures of 35 to 40°C, such as Baja California, Baja California Sur, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Queretaro, State of Mexico (southwest), Puebla and Quintana Roo. In Mexico City and the State of Mexico, temperatures of up to 34 °C are expected.
During the rest of the week, the third heat wave will continue across the country with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in 26 states, specialists summarized.
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