Almost 70 dead as Canada heat wave temperature crosses record

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

There are dozens of people have died in Canada as temperatures across the southern Pacific Northwest continue to smash records.

The police in British Columbia say they have responded to almost 70 sudden deaths since Monday, many seniors.

They said the heatwave baking the region was a contributing factor. On Tuesday, Canada again recorded its highest ever temperature for the third straight day – 49.5C (121F) in Lytton, British Columbia. Before this week, temperatures in Canada had never passed 45C (113F).

According to the the RCMP, this heatwave is believed to have been a contributing factor in deaths of 69 people in the Vancouver suburbs of Burnaby and Surrey. Most were elderly or had underlying health conditions.

In the tiny village of Lytton, resident Meghan Fandrich told the Globe & Mail it had been “almost impossible” to go outside.

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