Heat claimed victims throughout Multnomah County
Newly-released figures show the recent heat wave claimed victims in all corners of the county.
People died from suspected or confirmed cases of heat exposure when temperatures topped 110 degrees in nearly every part of Multnomah County.
The Multnomah County Medical Examiner has identified 95 people with the suspect death of hyperthermia that occurred during the record-shattering heat wave that fell over the region beginning June 25. According to the county, 30 of the deaths have been formally ruled hyperthermia, or death by excessive heat, as of Saturday, July 3.
According to the county, the first hyperthermia deaths were reported on June 27, with almost 95 percent being reported on and after June 28, the peak of the heat wave.
Canada, US report deaths following days of record-breaking heat
03 Jul 2021, 12:02 GMT+10
PORTLAND, Oregon: The state of Oregon has confirmed that 63 people died due to the excessive heat that struck the Pacific Northwest in the past week.
Portland reached a record high of 116 degrees Fahrenheit. Portland now reports 45 deaths related to the heat.
As a matter of comparison, the entire state of Oregon had only 12 deaths from extreme heat from 2017 to 2019, officials said.
The Oregon Health Authority earlier reported that hospitals throughout the state registered hundreds of visits in recent days due to heat-related illnesses.
In Canada s British Columbia, some 486 deaths were reported over five days due to the extreme heat. This number was nearly three times the usual number in the province for that period, the B.C. Coroners Service said Wednesday.
Pamplin Media Group July 02 2021
UPDATE: Death toll continues to increase with 59 in Multnomah County, seven in Washington County and eight in Clackamas.
At least 94 people perished during a historic heatwave that shattered thermometers and strained hospital systems across Oregon, according to state authorities.
A majority of the deaths 54 occurred in Multnomah County, with another eight reported in Washington County and 10 in Clackamas County, state troopers say.
Authorities have not released their identities, but the details available point to isolation and exposure to the outdoors as keye factors:
• A spokeswoman for Clackamas County described one of the heat deaths as involving an elderly woman found in a manufactured home with no air-conditioning.
Seattle exorcised the heat: But Satan burped it back up in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Gulf of Mexico is literally on fire because a pipeline ruptured pic.twitter.com/J4ur5MNyt1
The so-called eye of fire was put out after over five hours of water-firefighting, reports Reuters. The hellhole erupted at Mexico state oil company Pemex s Ku Maloob Zaap oil development, west of Mexico s Yucatan peninsula. The head of Mexico s oil safety regulator tweeted that the hole did not generate any spill, which is hard to believe. What was on fire, if not oil? The incident seems to have been caused by an electrical storm and heavy rains, per Reuters.
Jump in deaths after extreme heat in Canada, US
Robert Besser
03 Jul 2021, 12:02 GMT+10
The state of Oregon has confirmed that 63 people died due to the excessive heat that struck the Pacific Northwest in the past week
Portland reached a record high of 116 degrees Fahrenheit and reported 45 deaths related to the heat
Lytton, British Columbia, set a new record for Canada s all-time hottest temperature record this week, reaching 121.28 degrees Fahrenheit (49.6 degrees Celsius) on Tuesday
PORTLAND, Oregon: The state of Oregon has confirmed that 63 people died due to the excessive heat that struck the Pacific Northwest in the past week.
Portland reached a record high of 116 degrees Fahrenheit. Portland now reports 45 deaths related to the heat.