"At 4:20pm, Lytton Climate Station reported 49.5°C, once more , breaking the daily and all-time temperature records for the 3rd straight day," Environment and global climate change Canada posted on Twitter, announcing a temperature adequate to 121 degrees Fahrenheit.
At least 134 people have died since Friday within the Vancouver area, consistent with figures released by the town local department and therefore the Royal Canadian Mounted police, reports press agency AFP.
The Vancouver local department said it had skilled quite 65 sudden deaths since Friday, with the overwhelming majority "related to the warmth ." "Vancouver has never experienced heat like this, and sadly dozens of individuals are dying due to it," sergeant Steve Addison said.
Other local municipalities have said they too have skilled many overtime calls, but have yet to release tolls.
The scorching heat stretching from the US state of Oregon to Canada's Arctic territories has been blamed on a high-pressure ridge trapping warm air within the region.
Temperatures within the US Pacific Northwest cities of Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington reached levels not seen since record-keeping began within the 1940s-- 115 degrees Fahrenheit in Portland and 108 in Seattle Monday, consistent with the National Weather Service (NWS).
The heat wave has forced schools and Covid-19 vaccination centers to shut within the Vancouver area, while officials found out temporary water fountains and misting stations on street corners.
