Key takeaways:
- The public safety ministry urges the residents and community to identify cool zones to handle the heat this weekend.
- Hot temperatures are back in the region this weekend, prompting recommendations from the public safety ministry.
Another hot attack is driving into British Columbia, prompting the region’s public safety ministry to alert citizens to prepare a heat plan as temperatures rise this weekend.
A report Tuesday said an extreme heat emergency is not desired, but heat alerts are likely in some places, starting as early as Saturday and persisting into next week. It said a heat plan is “necessary” and people should identify cool zones in their houses and at nearby community centers or libraries.
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The plan should also identify vulnerable household members and neighbors who are in danger of heart diseases, require regular checkups and have ways to cool down, such as taking showers and drinking abundant water.
After B.C, the region declared a heat alert system to set temperature degrees and government reactions during heat alerts or emergencies in June. Coroners Service said almost 600 people died during an excessive heat wave last summer.
Source – CBC News
