KILLER HEATWAVE hits California after leaving dozens dead in Canada – WILDFIRE warning

Friday, July 6, 2018
By Paul Martin

A KILLER heatwave which has left dozens dead in Canada has arrived in the western US.

By JOEY MILLAR
Express.co.uk
Fri, Jul 6, 2018

High temperatures have left 33 dead in Quebec this month and the hot weather is now moving into the US.

A heatwave has already hit the northeast US and has now arrived on the west coast, with California now suffering 100 degree Fahrenheit temperatures.

This month 33 people have died in the Canadian province of Quebec due to the heat, including 18 in the city of Montreal.

Dr David Kaiser of Montreal’s Regional Public Health Department said most of the victims were more than 50 years old, male and living alone.

None of the victims had air conditioning in their homes, Dr Kaiser added.

The northeast US has also been hit by heat-related deaths.

On Sunday a man running a race in New York died after his internal temperature reached 108 degrees Fahrenheit.

Coroner Frank Whitelaw said: “When your brain becomes overheated like that, it can’t function any more.”

And two other deaths in Kansas City are being investigated as heat-related.

The hot weather is now arriving in California with Los Angeles preparing for temperatures as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

As well as health risks, the hot weather is expected to exacerbate wild fires in the US state.

The California Fire Department warned the County Fire has potential to grow as the weather worsens.

They said it had already left 86,000 acres burned and was only 30 percent contained.

And lightning in the Rocky Mountains area could spark new wildfires.

In Utah the burning Dollar Ridge Fire has already destroyed 90 homes and sparked the evacuations of hundreds.

The fire has now left 42,000 acres burned and was only 4 percent contained.

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