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Rare heat wave continues to hit western Canada, sudden deaths soar to 486 people_Columbia

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Original title: Rare heat waves continue to hit western Canada, the number of sudden deaths soars to 486

According to foreign media reports, the British Columbia Forensic Service in western Canada said on June 30 that the area was hit by a rare heat wave for several days and at least 486 people died suddenly in the past five days.

Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe said that this number is about three times the number of sudden deaths during the same period in previous years. Most of these deaths should be related to high temperatures and heat. In addition, most of the sudden deaths are elderly people who lived alone during their lifetime and were found in hot and poorly ventilated residences.

The Canadian police begged the public to call 911 only in emergencies. Recently, they have received hundreds of hot and heat alarm calls. The increasing number of sudden death reports consumes police resources and delays the time for the police to respond to other reports.

Since last Friday, the heat wave has entered British Columbia. The highest temperature in Lytton, a small town in British Columbia, reached 49.5 degrees Celsius on the 29th, breaking the Canadian high temperature record for the third consecutive day. The highest temperatures on the 28th and 27th were 47.9 degrees Celsius and 46.6 degrees Celsius respectively. On the evening of the 30th, Litton issued an emergency evacuation order due to a fire that threatened the safety of residents due to high temperatures. Litton Mayor Jan Polderman said: “It only took 15 minutes for the fire to burn through the entire town.”

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British Columbia borders the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Rocky Mountains on the east. Summer is always cooler. It is reported that this wave of high temperature is caused by a weather phenomenon called the “hot dome”. “Heat dome” refers to the stagnant hot air pressure area in the air, like a huge pot cover to capture and accumulate heat, while constantly repelling cold air, absorbing hot air, making the temperature rise higher and higher. It is not yet clear what caused the “hot dome”, but given the increasing frequency of extreme weather, climate change seems to be one of the contributing factors.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remembered the dead in a speech in Ottawa on Wednesday and expressed concern about the fire threat. Trudeau said: “In the past few years, such extreme weather has been increasing. We know that this heat wave will not be the last.”

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