In the state capital, the Secretary of Health, J. Adrián Medina Amarillas announced that as of Wednesday, 42 deaths were reported due to heat stroke, due to the high temperatures, which led to the result of benefiting from the distribution of 8 thousand liters of bottled water, in tankers and for domestic use, as part of the extraordinary operation for the Epidemiological Alert of heat, issued by the Ministry of Health.
Medina Amarillas reported that in the first week of work together with the armed forces and the National Guard, Civil Protection and Municipal DIF, people in a situation of homelessness in Mexicali, as well as families in irregular settlements in San Felipe have benefited due to being exposed to the sun or not having water services.
Likewise, the mass hydration points in Plaza del Mariachi, Parque Ferrocarril, as well as 300 hydration houses remain active to hydrate whoever requires it, achieving with the Safe Summer strategy that 27 thousand services are provided to the population this season, by the Ministry of Health.
In addition to the distribution, the secretary called on citizens to prevent heat stroke by calling 911 or going to a medical consultation in case of a situation with symptoms such as intense headache, dizziness, nausea, exhaustion or excessive dryness of the skin.
Source: sintesistv
