Farmworker Dies Amid Scorching Heat in Spanish Orchard

A Romanian agricultural worker died yesterday afternoon in Alcarràs, Lleida (Catalonia) after collapsing while harvesting fruit at a local farm, according to multiple Iberian media reports. Emergency services were alerted around 4:45 PM as temperatures in the area soared to approximately 40°C (104°F). Police confirmed the death, though the precise cause remains under investigation pending an autopsy. This incident occurs amid Spain’s severe heatwave, which the National Epidemiology Centre reports has claimed over 1,700 lives nationwide since the start of summer due to heat-related causes.