Up to 33 deaths caused in Canada by a heat wave and humidity

The number of deaths caused by the heat and moisture wave affecting the Canadian province of Quebec rose to 33 today, health authorities said.

The health services of the city of Montreal, the most populated of Quebec they said that 18 people have died in the city since last Friday began the worst heat wave experienced by this Canadian province for decades. [19659002ReporteddeathsinMontrealregions

The Quebec Minister of Public Health, Lucie Charlebois, declared that none of the deaths occurred in public health facilities.

The majority of deaths occurred in persons with health problems, such as breathing difficulties, who did not have an air conditioning system in their home.

Quebec authorities recommend days to residents of the province who limit their physical activity, avoid going out if they suffer from medical problems and stay in air-conditioned enclosures.

Today, the Canadian public broadcaster, CBC, said: that strong demand for air-conditioning systems is causing shortages of refrigeration units and fans in Quebec

During this time, the city of Montreal allowed the air-conditioned centers to allow the townspeople of

The Canadian Meteorological Service warned that the temperatures and the humidity will remain extreme today in the Montreal area to which the tops will be added the concentrations of ozone that make breathing difficult for people with asthma and other diseases such as than coronary heart disease.

"High concentrations should persist Meteorologists have pointed out that the thermometer will reach today 35 degrees Celsius in Montreal and that the" humidex " humidity index used in Canada to describe the thermal sensation, will be placed today between 40 and 45 in Montreal, figures considered as dangerous.

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