The Mexican state of Sonora is recording more and more heat-related illnesses, as temperatures rise in the desert region south of Arizona.
Highs in Hermosillo are expected to near 110 degrees Fahrenheit this week, after a weekend of excessive heat in the Sonoran capital.
National data shows Sonora logged nine additional heat-related illnesses last week, bringing the total number for the year up to 47. Heat-related illnesses include heat stroke and dehydration.
That data also shows two heat stroke deaths in Sonora this year.
Sonora has for weeks been in the top 10 Mexican states for heat-related illnesses. The most recent round of numbers ended on Friday, so it doesn't account for possible heat-related illnesses that happened over the weekend in Sonora, when temperatures soared.
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A decision from the United Nations’ cultural preservation body, UNESCO, calls for a mission to the Sonora desert nature reserve to assess the impacts of the border wall. -
The investment goes toward modernizing the around 55 mile long stretch between the Lukeville-Sonoyta border crossing into Arizona and Puerto Peñasco, also known as Rocky Point. -
Mexico’s environmental protection agency is cleaning up more than 3,000 gallons of sulfuric acid that spilled when a tractor trailer overturned on a highway not far from the Arizona border. -
Sonora’s cattle ranchers’ union says the border will reopen to live cattle after a “technical problem” is resolved. -
The newly inaugurated Plaza de las Buscadoras features a statue of a woman searching for the remains of a missing loved one with a shovel.
