The report, released late Wednesday, also shows a significant spike in heat-related fatalities in the last two weeks. So far this year, the overall heat-related deaths are almost triple the figures in 2022.
The deaths reached a peak in the week of June 18-24, with 69 deaths in one week nationwide, an unprecedented number. Temperatures in some parts of Mexico have risen to over 105 degrees Fahrenheit in recent weeks.So far this year, the largest number of deaths from heat stroke and dehydration have occurred in the northern border state of Nuevo Leon, home to the industrial hub of Monterrey.
"There is an alarmist, yellow-journalism trend," Lopez Obrador said, citing lower death figures that were already outdated at that time.
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