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Death rate soars as Canada's British Columbia suffers "extreme heat"

Northwest US battles ‘unprecedented heat wave; deaths and power outages reported. [Courtesy]

The Canadian province of British Columbia suffered nearly double the average deaths as temperatures hit a record high of 46.6°C (115.88°F) during the past four days of "extreme heat", officials said on Tuesday.

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