Osakidetza treated 26 people affected by high temperatures this Friday
The most obvious symptoms have been dizziness, loss of consciousness and tiredness.
A thermometer marked 39 ° C this Friday in downtown Bilbao.
The Osakidetza Emergency Service has treated 26 people this Friday until 7 p.m. due to high temperatures, which have again exceeded 40 ° C at various points in the Basque Country.
Of the total number of persons treated, 15 have had to be evacuated by ambulance to a hospital or health centre, according to the Basque Government's Department of Health, whose most notable symptoms have been dizziness, loss of consciousness and fatigue .
Most of the cases have been recorded in Gipuzkoa , where 14 people have been affected by heat, 11 in Bizkaia and one in Álava .
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