LAMBED BY THE HEAT: The city of Vancouver is experiencing record heat after the heat wave that started on Friday. Foto: JENNIFER GAUTHIER / X07099
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– Our police officers have a lot to do, but we do everything in our power to ensure that the inhabitants are safe, Addison says.
There is such a great need for police officers who can provide immediate assistance that investigators are transferred to departments that work with emergency assistance. Police officers who are at home or on holiday must also assist in the precarious situation.
Due to the sheer number of telephones, the dead remain at home awaiting police, ambulances and firefighters, who are always on site when unexpected deaths are called into the city of millions.
Funeral agents also have much more to do than usual. According to the CBC, 130 deaths are reported as usual during a four-day period in British Columbia. Between Friday and Monday, 233 deaths were reported.
In the town of Lytton, about three hours drive northeast of Vancouver, a new national heat record was set on both Sunday and Monday with 46.6 and 47.5 degrees, respectively.
In the state of Alberta, the authorities have declared a state of crisis due to high power consumption. Residents are encouraged to use as little electricity as possible between 4pm and 7pm in the afternoon.
The US states of Oregon and Washington are also experiencing the record high.
More than 1,1,000 people have been sent to hospital due to the heat in recent days, writes BuzzFeed.
The airport in the city of Portland registered 46 degrees on Monday, which is a new record.
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