According to the national health board (DGS), a total of 186 more deaths were declared during the first ten days of this month than during the same period of 2015.

Thirty-one of those deaths are believed to have been caused by the heat.
This comes after the Portuguese Met Office revealed at the beginning of the month that July 2016 was the second hottest since records began.
According to latest data, the average temperature on mainland Portugal was 24.33 degrees Celsius, which is more than two degrees above existing averages.
The record for the hottest July was set in 1989, with an average of 24.63 degrees.
Average maximum temperatures were the highest ever last month, with highs of 32.19 degrees, almost four degrees above what would normally be expected for the month of July.
The Met Office also explained that extended forecasts for August are pointing to the hot weather persisting.