Heat wave in Mexico leaves at least 100 dead, authorities say

Paramedics attend to a person during a day of high temperatures, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 100 people have died over the past two weeks in Mexico due to heat-related causes as temperatures climbed close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country, the health ministry said on Thursday.

A three-week-long heat wave this month strained the energy grid with record demand, forced authorities to suspend classes in some areas and left many Mexicans sweltering.