The coroner's report said 16 people died of suspected heatstroke related to recent B.C. states. hot spell

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The Canadian Press

Victoria — British The Columbia Coroner's Office reported 16 suspected heatstroke deaths in late July and early August, coinciding with heatstroke alerts. At the same time it occupied most of the state.

According to reports from the Service on Deaths, the deceased allegedly occurred between his July 26th and his August 3rd, but each case Figures are considered preliminary until the investigation is completed.

According to the report, all but two of his deaths occurred inland or in the Fraser Health Area, and the victims ranged from he was 40 to he was over 90, and 6 The person was in his seventies.

Last year, after a heatstroke emergency in late June that killed 619 people, he implemented heat measures developed by local and state agencies. because it was implemented.

The 2021 emergency saw record heat scorch the province for days, and in Lytton he recorded the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada at 49.6 degrees the day before his village was destroyed by wildfires. It happened when

The heat wave associated with the recent deaths did not justify declaring an extreme heat emergency, but high temperatures during the day and little relief at night meant the state Started rolling out a new thermally compatible system. It can endanger people.

Heat Response Systems and British Columbia's Guide to Extreme Heat Preparedness for Heat Emergencies in the wake of last year's heatstroke deaths. was created to help

These programs are consistent with the Coroner's Department of Death panel report released on June 7, which found who was most at risk from heatstroke and who It details where the risks are highest.

According to the report, most of the 2021 heat dome victims were elderly or vulnerable people living alone in buildings without air conditioning. 98% of victims died indoors and most lived in social or material deprivation.

According to the latest report of 16 deaths, half of them occurred in the Fraser Health Authority, which includes the Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon, and six in the Inland Health Authority, which covers the Okanagan and the South Inland. occurred in

Environment Canada recorded temperatures in the high to mid-30s from 26 July to 3 August in Fraser Canyon, the South Inland, and the Okanagan. Dozens of new high temperature records were set at the range. -Forties.

Vancouver coastal and island health officials each recorded one death during the same period, the study said, and the Bureau of Meteorology reported a number of record numbers of deaths in cities and towns in those areas. reported daily temperatures. or take them to a cooling facility in a community center or other public place.

This Canadian Press report was first published on August 10, 2022.

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