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A Salvation Army emergency medical services vehicle is set up as a cooling station as people line up to get into a splash park while trying to beat the heat in Calgary, Alberta, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Environment Canada warns the torrid heat wave that has settled over much of western Canada won't lift for days. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press via AP)

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Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help
July 1, 2021 4 p.m.

Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help

Many of the dead were found alone, in homes without air conditioning or fans. Some were elderly — one as old as 97. The body of an immigrant farm laborer was found in an Oregon nursery.