<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Eight people have died in the third heatwave to hit Mexico since mid-April, the country's health ministry said on Friday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Temperatures reached a record high of 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) in the capital Mexico City this week.</div><div><br></div><div>Seven of the victims died of heatstroke and one of dehydration between April 14 and June 12, the ministry said in a statement.</div><div><br></div><div>In the northeastern city of Monterrey, temperatures exceeded 40C, while water pressure was reduced in homes and an increased demand for electricity</div><div>including air conditioning led to power cuts.</div><div><br></div><div>Wendy Tijerina, a Monterrey resident, said the heat is more intense because the city lies in an industrial zone.</div><div><br></div><div>"There is a lack of water, you can't bathe the children or even use a fan because they cut the power," she told AFP.</div><div><br></div><div>She said her family tries to drink a lot of water to protect themselves from heatstroke.</div><div><br></div><div>The government of Nuevo Leon state, where Monterrey is located, has limited the time children attend school to two hours a day to avoid sun.</div><div><br></div><div>Last year, Mexico declared a drought emergency in parts of the country as a heatwave and dearth of rain depleted reservoirs.</div><div><br></div><div>Authorities in some cities, including Monterrey, allowed households to access running water for only a few hours a day for several weeks. - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>