Heatwave In Canada Leads To The Death Of Hundreds Of People

Heatwave In Canada has led to Hundreds of sudden deaths that have been reported, many of them suspected of being heat-related, officials say.

More than 134 sudden deaths have been reported in the Vancouver area among elderly people where the heat was likely a contributing factor science Friday, according to CTV.

Police said that a vast number of these deaths were among seniors who were aged between 70 and 92 years old, however, while at least one person in their forties was added among the dead. The youngest person that we had was 44 years old.

A village named Lytton, which is about 160 miles northeast of Vancouver, not much further south than London broke the record for the hottest temperature ever and this is recorded in Canada for a third straight day which hit 49.6°C (121°F) on Tuesday.

The tiny village of Lytton has recorded all of Canada’s recent record elevations. .

Resident Meghan Fandrich has said it had been “almost impossible” for us to go outside.

She told the Globe and Mail newspaper that it’s been intolerable.”We all are trying to stay indoors as much as it is possible. We are used to the heat, and it’s a dry heat, but 30 degrees celsius is a lot different from 47 degrees celsius.

In British Columbia, many homes do not have air conditioning because the temperature is usually far milder during the summer months.

One Vancouver resident has told the AFP news agency that hotels seemed to be sold out because people drove there for air-conditioning, he also mentioned  “I’ve never seen anything like this before and I hope it never becomes like this ever again.”

Cpl. Mike Kalanj mentioned that many of those who died were seniors and Our members are finding that when they’re going to these calls, these apartments were already over 30 degrees, he also said that  “Not everyone in these apartments has working air conditioning, and we need to make sure that these are the people we’re checking up on, several times a day if you can.”

Police Sergeant Steve Addison said that “I’ve been a police officer for 15 years. Three or four a day is the normal number of deaths but I’ve never experienced the volume of sudden deaths that have come in in such a short period of time,“.

He also mentioned that people were arriving at relatives’ homes and “finding them deceased”.

Dozens of officers have been redistributed in the city, while the rise in the volume of emergency calls has created a backlog and consumed police resources.

British Columbia Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe said that in the period from Friday to Monday more than 100 deaths than normal had been reported.

British Columbia Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe said on Wednesday: “It is believed likely that the significant increase in deaths reported is attributable to the extreme weather BC has experienced and continues to impact many parts of our province.” She also mentioned that many of those who died in the heatwave had lived alone in homes that were not ventilated.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had offered condolences to the families of all the victims as many of those who died were elderly.

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