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49.6°C: Deadly Canada heat wave shatters temperature records | DW News
- Published_at:2021-06-30
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:DW News
- tags: DW News Heatwave Canada British Columbia Vancouver heatwave in British Columbia heatwave in Canada 49.5 Celsius Alberta Deadly extreme heatwave in Canada global warming climate change extreme weather hottest day ever in Canada
- description: A slew of sudden deaths is being blamed on a record-breaking heatwave sweeping British Columbia and Alberta. Temperatures hit a record high for a third straight day on Tuesday, reaching 49.5 Celsius (121 Fahrenheit) in the village of Lytton. Police in Vancouver said they had responded to 65 sudden-death calls between Friday and Tuesday. The deaths were still under investigation and many of the deceased were seniors. British Columbia closed schools and educational institutions due to the record-breaking temperatures. Prior to the weekend, the historical high in Canada was 45 Celsius, set in Saskatchewan in 1937. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch #heatwave #Canada #BritishColumbia
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