Victor Ramos, 67, was found in his home in south-west Houston, which did not have air conditioning. Houston, Texas, confirmed its first heat-related death. Other parts of the state broke heat records, like Mount Shasta at 100F and Barstow at 116. California’s Death Valley, one of the hottest places on Earth, hit 128F, but fell short of the record 130F. Scorching temperatures persist across the US, especially in the south-west. As the human-caused climate crisis bites and the El Niño weather pattern accelerates the effects, we’ll continue to bring you coverage of the intense heatwaves, floods and storms bringing havoc to many countries, as they develop.īut for now, this live blog is closing thank you for reading, and we expect to be back in action on Tuesday. It’s been an incredible day of extreme weather in many parts of the globe, with often deadly weather events. Texas’s most populous city and the fourth most populous city in the US, Houston is one of many around the country, particularly in the southwest, placed on a heat advisory. Last year, 306 people died in connection to the dangerously high temperatures in Texas. The state has seen 14 heat-related deaths this year as of June. The news comes after Texas governor Greg Abbott approved a law in June that eliminated water breaks for construction workers mandated by cities and counties in the state. He was taken to a hospital but did not survive. Pascaul was pouring concrete on a construction job site when he went into cardiac arrest and collapsed.
In nearby Pearland, Texas, Felipe Pascaul, 46, also died from the heat on 16 June. Ramos’ sister Karla told local Houston news outlet KHOU that her brother Ramos could not afford to fix his broken AC unit since he was let go from his job in March. Houston, Texas has just confirmed its first heat-related death. 17.08 BST Houston, Texas confirms first heat-related death
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