Toddler dies of heatstroke after being left in car on Canary Islands despite ‘extreme heat’ red weather warning

NewsWorld News A TODDLER has tragically died after being left inside a car in the Canary Islands amid a heatwave. The 20-month-old boy had been in a motor in Fuerteventura but was rushed to hospital in a serious condition on Saturday after he was found. A 20-month-old boy died from heatstroke after being left in a boiling car in Fuerteventura Credit: Solarpix He was rushed to serious in a critical condition Credit: Solarpix He was then air-lifted to Gran Canaria for specialist care as doctors raced to save his life. But the tot passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning at the Materno Infantil University Hospital in Las Palmas. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! According to local reports the tot was left inside a vehicle, although no further details have been released. The youngster’s nationality is not yet known. Fuerteventura was placed on a yellow heat warning Credit: Getty Dangerous heatwaves have swept Europe in recent months Credit: Alamy The tragic death follows an “extreme heat” warning for the Canary Islands, where officials warned of “extraordinary danger.” Gran Canaria was placed on red alert for the beginning of this week with temperatures forecast to exceed 40C. Elsewhere in the archipelago Tenerife was put on orange alert, while Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro were placed on yellow. It comes amid a series of record-breaking heatwaves across several other European holiday hotspots which have sparked wildfires and evacuations. Most read in The Sun In early July another toddler died after being “forgotten” inside a car in Spain. The boy, who was around age 2, was left in his dad’s car on an industrial estate in the Costa Dorada town of Valls near the east coast city of Tarragona. Despite the best efforts of emergency services the young boy died following a cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Two children aged two and four were found dead in their family’s car in the town of Carpentras in southeastern France in June during the ferocious heatwave. The two young brothers, four-year-old Kassim Benouali and two-year-old Sadek, were among the first victims of France’s brutal heatwave. By the end of June more than 5,700 excess deaths were recorded, according to The Guardian. The two children climbed into the car without their mother knowing, according to prosecutors. Police say that the extreme heat is “the leading theory” for their deaths. The mother discovered her two children in her car at their home in Carpentras, southern France. Temperatures inside a sealed car can reach up to 70C – easily enough to kill someone. Tragically, the smaller size of children makes them more likely to die in extreme heat. Comment now