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Canada, temperatures of 50 ° in the West: dozens of deaths in 4 days

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VANCOUVER – Record wave in western Canada. A heat never recorded before in history: in the city of Lytton, British Columbia, the thermometer at 16.20 exceeded 49.6 degrees. This was reported by the meteorological service, while the Environment and Climate Change Canada association commented on Twitter that “the daily and all-time temperature records have been broken for the third consecutive day”. The record temperature is 121 degrees Fahreneit.

The extreme temperatures caused a ripple effect across the province’s emergency response system, overwhelming relief efforts, filling emergency departments and lengthening ambulance waiting times. The same heatwave hit Alberta and the northwestern United States with record-breaking temperatures.

At least 200 have died, Canadian media reports, especially among the elderly. The thermometer has been stable above 30 degrees for many days, against an average that at this time of year in that area does not exceed 21. Also in the Whistler ski resort, north of Vancouver, 42 degrees were recorded. Between Friday and Monday, the BC Coroners Service received 233 reports of deaths, most of them due to the heat.

Mike Kalanj of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the detachment responded to 25 sudden death calls over a 24-hour period starting Monday. The record-breaking heatwave could subside over parts of British Columbia, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories by Wednesday. “Vancouver has never experienced a heat like this, and unfortunately dozens of people are dying,” said Sergeant Steve Addison. “Our agents are at their limit, but we are still doing everything possible to protect people.”

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The US was also hit by the exceptional heat wave. On Monday, in the Northwest Pacific coast, temperatures reached 46.1 ° C in Portland, Oregon, and 42.2 ° C in Seattle, Washington, the highest levels since recordings began in the 1940s, the National Weather Service said. A dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon could be linked to the heat wave. The heat is so intense that it melts the cables and leads to the closure of the Portland tram service.

An electric company in Spokane, Washington, has resorted to continuous blackouts to cope with the enormous energy demand for air conditioners. A Seattle resident told the news agency Afp that the city looked like a desert. Amazon allowed outsiders to enter its Seattle office.

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