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Santiago de Chile, Aug 23 (EFE).- At least four people have died in Chile after record rainfall in the south and center of the country, the National Disaster Prevention and Response System (Senapred) said Wednesday. Some 21,519 homes have been destroyed while more than 42,000 people have been cut off since Saturday. The four victims …
Mercer Island Fire Department Lt. Steve McCoy and a battalion chief are currently deployed to Maui, Hawaii, as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System following the recent devastating wildfires in the area.
Following a B.C. Coroners Service review into hundreds of deaths during a heat dome in 2021, the province has so far implemented just one out of three recommendations designed to reduce the number of fatalities during extreme heat.
Seniors group wants Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody to open air conditioned cooling centres for longer during hot spell.
Health authorities and governments are urging caution as a sweltering heat wave has now prompted 41 warnings or special weather statements across the province.