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Montreal public health reports three heat-related deaths since Sunday
Montreal has recorded three heat-related deaths this week, with over 200 hospitalizations as officials warn risks remain high even after the heat wave ends.
- Amid the first heat-related fatalities, Montreal Public Health urged vigilance for ongoing risks after at least one death since Sunday and two more on Tuesday.
- Environment Canada forecasts a high of 29 C on Wednesday, with temperatures in Montreal exceeding 33 C on Sunday and Monday, ending after today, said meteorologist Seven Flisfeder.
- Emergency rooms throughout Montreal report over 200 hospitalizations and two heat stroke incidents, highlighting ongoing healthcare strain after heat-related deaths.
- Following Tuesday's deaths, Montreal Public Health officials are conducting door-to-door wellness checks, and Dr. Anne-Sara Briand said `Every year we try to avoid this kind of death because it's preventable and we really need people to be aware that it's not just casual heat`.
- Quebec's Institut national de la recherche scientifique reported that during the 2018 summer heat wave in Montreal, 66 people died, and warned deaths could rise without intervention.
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3 heat-related deaths in Montreal since Sunday
There have now been three heat-related deaths reported to Montreal’s public health department since a heat wave began gripping the city Sunday. The two additional deaths occurred Tuesday, department spokesman Tudor Matei told CityNews, after a first heat-related death on Monday. Matei says the deaths are “’unfortunately expected” with this type of weather. “Is it […]
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