The record of the heat wave in Quebec reaches 54 dead

The record is already very heavy. The heat wave that has been raging for a week in eastern Canada has killed at least 54 people
Quebec, announced Friday the local authorities. Twenty-eight deaths related to the "extreme heat wave" were counted in the agglomeration of
Montreal, said the health authorities of the Quebec metropolis. The other deaths were recorded in the south-west of the French-speaking Canadian province, the Quebec Department of Health said.

Mercury should return in the seasonal averages

After a week of hot temperatures in the Eastern Canada, mercury is expected to return to the season averages starting Saturday. "Given the weather, we expect a return to normal in the next hours," said Noémie Vanheuverzwijn, spokesman for the ministry.

Report of the #cars : at least 44 deaths in # Quebec

Emergency services expect a lull with decreasing temperatures

Interview with Dr. Mylène Drouin, CIUSSS Regional Director of Public Health Center-South-de-l Island of Montreal @Santepub_Mtl pic.twitter.com/PNXMbuFlZm

– Radio-Canada Info (@RadioCanadaInfo) July 6, 2018

"I am wholeheartedly with the people of Quebec who lost a loved one during the heat wave, "tweeted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday urging his fellow citizens to" take care of themselves and their families. "

I am wholeheartedly with the people of Quebec who lost a loved one during the heat wave. These record temperatures are expected to continue in Central and Eastern Canada, so be sure to protect yourself and your family: https://t.co/nurf2zFb3M

– Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) July 4, 2018

No heat-related deaths have yet been reported in the neighboring province of Ontario, which has also experienced a heat wave. In 2010, a heat wave caused the death of a hundred people in the Montreal area.

The heat wave in Quebec killed at least 33 people #AFP pic.twitter.com/ 0QYU4zTe4I

– France-Presse Agency (@afpfr) July 6, 2018