BC officials announce heat alert system after last summer’s fatal "heat dome" | LIVE
CA, 07 Jun 2022
British Columbia is set to unveil the heat alert system that will be used in extreme weather events when needed.
The province has been under intense pressure to act after the BC Coroners Service concluded 595 people died from “heat-related deaths” in the province between June 18 and Aug. 12, 2021.
Most of the fatalities were people 70 years and older.
Earlier this year, the province announced the text alert system used for tsunamis would also be available for fires and floods but not for heat events.
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