15 Jul, 2017 @ 09:30
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Investigation launched after man killed by heatwave in Sevilla while another in critical condition

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Summer Heatwave in Spain in 2016
Summer Heatwave in Spain

SPAIN’S largest union UGT has launched an investigation after a worker was killed by the recent heatwave in Sevilla.

The 54-year-old died of suspected heatstroke late Wednesday while laying asphalt near the town of Moron de la Frontera

Spain’s largest union said it was investigating how long the man had been working and if the crew had taken special precautions.

Meanwhile, a 50-year-old man is in critical condition in Badajoz.

He had been replacing pipes in Cabeza del Buey when he collapsed.

It soared to 40.2 degrees Celsius in Madrid, smashing a previous record of 39.6 degrees Celsius recorded in 2015.

New record highs were also set in Badajoz, Caceres, Ciudad Real, Cordoba, Jaen and Teruel.

The heatwave — caused by a mass of hot air from northern Africa — will last until at least Sunday, officials say.

 

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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