There have now been three heat-related deaths reported to Montreal’s public health department since a heat wave began gripping the city Sunday.
The two additional deaths occurred Tuesday, department spokesman Tudor Matei told CityNews, after a first heat-related death on Monday.
There have also been two non-fatal heat stroke incidents.
Matei says the deaths are “’unfortunately expected” with this type of weather.
Temperatures exceeded 33°C in Montreal on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Environment Canada says Wednesday’s high should be 30°C, with seasonable temperatures returning on Thursday.
Matei says Montreal Public Health officials are going door to door to perform wellness checks on vulnerable populations.
“It’s kind of a search-and-rescue mission to see exactly where everybody’s at and reference people who might need it to the health sector,” he said.
