“Never seen anything like this”: 100 people died in the Canadian heat wave | Health News

Officials said that since Friday, record high temperatures are believed to have caused the sudden deaths of more than 233 people in British Columbia.

Authorities said that since Friday, more than 200 people have died in Canada’s westernmost provinces because record-breaking temperatures have caused serious concerns among vulnerable groups, including the elderly.

Lisa Lapointe, Chief Coroner of British Columbia Say On Tuesday, the British Columbia (BC) Coroner Service received at least 233 death reports from Friday to Monday afternoon-she said, as more information becomes available, the total is expected to increase.

Lapointe said the coroner service usually receives 130 death reports within four days.

“Since the heat wave broke out late last week, the number of deaths reported by the BC Coroner Service Center has increased significantly, which is suspected to be caused by extreme heat,” Lapointe said, adding that the exact cause of death is under investigation.

Temperatures in British Columbia and other Canadian provinces and territories have soared because the so-called “hot dome”-a weather system trapped in hot air-landed on the west coast of the country and the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

Dave Phillips, a meteorologist from Environment Canada, said on CTV’s “Your Morning” news program: “It is like a lid or top. Nothing can enter. The weather cannot eliminate heat. It will only accumulate.

Experts also said that climate change has caused record high temperatures. Lytton, a small town in central British Columbia, broke the Canadian high temperature record three times this week, reaching 49.6°C (121.28°F) on Tuesday.

Metro Vancouver Police Say On Tuesday night, since the onset of the heat wave on Friday, the police have responded to the sudden deaths of more than 65 people, and the police in Burnaby and Surrey in Greater Vancouver have also responded. Report dozens of sudden deaths.

“Vancouver has never experienced such a high temperature. Sadly, dozens of people have lost their lives as a result,” Sergeant Steve Addison said in a statement.

“The vast majority of these cases are related to high temperatures,” Addison said. “We have never seen anything like this before, and it breaks our hearts. If you have elderly people or vulnerable family members, please call them or come and see them.”

The high temperature warning in Metro Vancouver is still valid, but Environment Canada Say On its website, the heat “will become less intense” starting Wednesday, although the temperature may remain unusually warm for the rest of the week.

Environment Canada urges people to stay hydrated and stay indoors, and check older family members and neighbors.

Meteorologist Doug Gillham said that extreme high temperatures are expected to spread to other parts of the country on Thursday, and several cities including Kelowna, British Columbia, may break high temperature records; Calgary and Edmonton, Tasmania; and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

“The hot weather will extend to the Northwest Territories and Nunavut,” Gilliam said in a statement. postal On the weather network website.