Washington state authorities had linked more than half-dozen deaths to the heat, but that number was likely to rise.https://t.co/6klwsRnAZg
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 1, 2021
Deaths surge in U.S. and Canada from worst heatwave on record https://t.co/RR7Y50WAH3 pic.twitter.com/H1ENUJbWZ2
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 1, 2021
Hundreds of deaths in Oregon, Washington State and British Columbia were linked to a record-breaking heat wave in the region. https://t.co/fL05oGuPlt
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 1, 2021
The number of deaths believed linked to the intense heat wave that stifled western Canada, Oregon and Washington is now in the hundreds.https://t.co/5U47Igyoj5
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 1, 2021
British Columbia’s chief coroner had received 233 reports of deaths from Friday to Monday afternoon, nearly double the expected number https://t.co/yp9Y1buAMO
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 1, 2021
More than 40 people died of hyperthermia over the weekend in Multnomah County alone. Only 12 died of it between 2017 and 2019 in all of Oregon https://t.co/hT58erTVpp
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 1, 2021
Just a reminder as temperatures across the country climb — extreme heat in prisons can be fatal.
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) June 25, 2021
From our 2017 reporting: https://t.co/kSryyDmBf9
Authorities say they're investigating more than 100 deaths likely caused by the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest. In Oregon alone, health officials say more than 60 deaths have been tied to the heat. https://t.co/om7fTtgZOt
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 30, 2021
Sad! 