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Pacific Northwest heat wave may have killed hundreds, officials say
By Andrew Selsky and Jim Morris
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SALEM, Ore. - Hundreds of deaths in Canada, Oregon and Washington may have been caused by the historic heat wave that baked the Pacific Northwest and shattered all-time temperature records in usually temperate cities.
Oregon health officials said late Wednesday more than 60 deaths have been tied to the heat, with the state s largest county, Multnomah, blaming the weather for 45 deaths since the heat wave began Friday.
British Columbia’s chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe, said her office received reports of at least 486 sudden and unexpected deaths between Friday and 1 p.m. Wednesday. Normally, she said about 165 people would die in the province over a five-day period.
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Wildfires ripped through Lytton, British Columbia, on Wednesday - two days after it broke Canada s temperature record
Roughly 1,000 people in and around Lytton fled from their homes as flames engulfed the town in minutes
The extent of the damage was revealed on Thursday as officials said most homes and structures were razed
Officials said it could take days for the region to be deemed safe enough for first responders to begin searching the wreckage for possible fatalities
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is working to locate an unspecified number of missing residents
Dozens of families who evacuated when the fire swept in are now desperately searching for their loved ones