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Pili Mayor Thomas Bongalonta Jr. said Wednesday that three people have been killed in Pili, Camarines Sur as temperatures rose nearly to 48 degrees Celsius on May 1.
According to Bongalonta, the three who died were employees; prior to this incident, a traffic guard suffered a heart attack and died due to the rising temperature. Assistance and aid have also been sent by the local government to persons with disabilities, solo parents and elderly to help them during the heat wave.Furthermore, medical personnel, including two municipal doctors, are now on call for any emergencies.CBSUA-Pili, which topped the list of places with dangerous heat index at near 48 degrees Celsius, is not the only city where the heatwave has reached dangerous levels.
Meanwhile, Ronald De Guzman, the head of the Dagupan City-CDRRMO, said in a TeleRadyo Serbisyo interview that dangerous heat levels in Dagupan City, Pangasinan led to the death of one person due to heat stroke.Barangay officials have been instructed to do the rounds of reminding the elderly to stay hydrated and stay indoors from 10AM to 3PM. As a response, schools have shifted to online classes.
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