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At least 19 people died in Quebec in because of the heat wave that rages on the east of
Canada since the end of last week, health authorities said Wednesday.
It was 34 degrees Celsius Wednesday in Montreal with a humidex factor (read in box) may exceed 40, according to data from Environment Canada's weather service . Mercury has regularly surpbaded 30 degrees since last Friday in southern Quebec, with a humidex factor of up to 44 at the beginning of the week.
"I am wholeheartedly with the people of Quebec who have lost a dear "
The number of deaths due to the heat wave in Montreal is currently 12, said Montreal Regional Director of Public Health Mylène Drouin. Five deaths have also been reported for 48 hours in the Eastern Townships, east of the Quebec metropolis, according to the newspaper La Tribune citing the local health authorities. And two other heat-related deaths were reported late in the day, including one in the suburbs of Montreal, Radio Canada said.
"I am wholeheartedly with the people of Quebec who have lost a being dear 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, "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted on Wednesday.
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
One hundred deaths in 2010
Victims in Montreal are part of "very vulnerable populations, elderly or chronically ill or mentally ill" and do not have air conditioning, said Dr. Drouin , in an interview on CBC public television.
Environment Canada's "heat warning" is still in effect for southern Quebec, but weather services predict a drop in mercury from Friday. In 2010, a heat wave caused the death of a hundred people in the Montreal area.
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The humidex is an index used in Canada that expresses the combined effect of heat and humidity in the air and therefore the level of heat felt by most people.
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