Washington / Ottawa- The United States and Canada have been hit hard by a heatwave that has killed more than 100 people. According to local authorities, the province of British Columbia in Canada recorded a temperature of 49.5 degrees Celsius, the highest in 100 years. The formation of the dome of high pressure in the Pacific region has caused heatwaves in the United States and Canada, meteorologists said.
In June, the average temperature is 11 to 20 degrees Celsius in the area known as the Pacific Northwest of the Pacific Ocean region. However, in the last few days, the temperature in this area has been recorded at 35 degrees Celsius and above. The Oregon-Washington border area in the United States has recorded a temperature of 48 degrees Celsius. The heatwave killed at least three people in Oregon and four in Washington, according to local authorities.
California, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon and the Washington State in the United States have been hit by the heatwave. Power supply has also been disrupted in many parts of the country, and hundreds of people have taken refuge in government shelters. The heatwave is expected to continue for another week, according to meteorologists.
The Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories have been hit by the heatwave. For example, Lytton in British Columbia recorded a high temperature of 49.6 degrees celsius. This is the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada, experts said. However, temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius were in many parts of Canada.
Local officials said that the heatwave killed at least 134 people in four days in the Greater Vancouver area. This is for the first time that many people have died due to the heatwave. In addition, the wave has caused wildfires in British Columbia and is expected to increase in the near future. In some parts of the country, crops were burnt too.
