Hundreds Believed Dead in Pacific Northwest Heat Wave

Hundreds Believed Dead in Pacific Northwest Heat Wave
Salem Fire Department paramedics and employees of Falck Northwest ambulances respond to a heat exposure call during a heat wave in Salem, Ore., on June 26, 2021. Nathan Howard/AP Photo
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Hundreds of deaths were being investigated as heat related in Oregon, Washington state, and British Columbia. The dangerous heat began June 25 and only began to subside in some areas on Tuesday.

The death toll in Oregon alone has reached at least 95, the state medical examiner said on Friday, with most occurring in Multnomah County, which encompasses Portland.