Dozens Dead As heatwave Shatters Records In Canada

Dozens Dead As heatwave Shatters Records In Canada
Dozens Dead As heatwave Shatters Records In Canada
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Dozens of people have died in Canada amid an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed temperature records in the last few days.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the Police in the Vancouver area have responded to more than 130 sudden deaths since last Friday most of whom were elderly or had underlying health conditions.

They also suggested that heat was a contributing factor in many of the reported cases.

Yesterday, Canada recorded its highest ever temperature for a third straight day – 49.5C (121F) in Lytton, British Columbia Africa Daily News, New York can confirm.

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Before this week, temperatures in the country had never passed 45C. The heatwave is due to a dome of high pressure hovering over the north-western US and Canada.

The heat is believed to have been a contributing factor in the deaths of 65 people in the city of Vancouver, the police have explained.

The suburb of Burnaby, meanwhile, reported at least 34 sudden deaths and the Surrey area recorded 38.

Vancouver has never experienced heat like this, and sadly dozens of people are dying because of it,’ police sergeant Steve Addison said.

‘Our officers are stretched thin, but we’re still doing everything we can to keep people safe,‘ he said, before adding that daily sudden death calls in the city had more than trebled.

In the tiny village of Lytton, about 155 miles (250 km) east of Vancouver, resident Meghan Fandrich said it had been ‘almost impossible’ to go outside.

 

AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK

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