Montreal makes alarm about heat

montreal - The Canadian metropolis of Montreal has raised the alarm about the heat wave that, according to the municipality, has killed six people since Monday. An ambulance has already been called 640 times as a result of the heat. The municipality now says that 'from a phase of warnings to a phase of intervention' and let an emergency plan come into effect.

It has been more than 33 degrees for days. The head of the municipal health service, Mylène Drouin, told Canadian media to prevent the drama of the 2010 heat wave from repeating itself. Then in and around Montreal 106 people died and during a heat wave.