Heatwave: Toll rises in Canada, United States due to record-breaking temperatures
A record was set in Lytton, British Columbia, where the temperature reached 49.5 degrees Celsius this week.
Updated 17 hours ago
Multiple fires have broken out in British Columbia and evacuation orders have been issued for the village of Lytton.
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A historic heatwave in western Canada and the United States Northwest has led to hundreds of deaths over the past week, AP reported on Friday.
Lisa Lapointe, British Columbia’s chief coroner, said 486 deaths had been reported in the Canadian province between June 25 and Wednesday
– a period in which about 165 deaths would typically be documented by authorities.