Heatwave in Canada: Profiteering is being seen in Canada amid the scorching heat. Fans and ACs are being sold to people online at double the cost.
Children playing in a water park to escape the heat in Canada (AFP)
In Canada these days people have to face the scorching heat, heatwave and heat wave in Canada. In such a situation, some people have also started taking advantage of the troubles of the people troubled by the heat. Some people are selling fans and air conditioners online at a higher price (Overpriced AC and fans sell in Canada). At the same time, people troubled by the heat have no other option but to buy these things at a higher price. The temperature in Canada is generally not high. But this year it is getting very hot.
Heatwave and heat wave havoc is being seen in the western part of the country since last week. Due to this, hundreds of people have died so far. Due to the heatwave, ACs and fans are being sold in a jiffy at shops in British Columbia. On Monday, Vancouver hotels were fully booked, because the tourists who came to visit here want to avoid the havoc of the heat. Air conditioners are fast selling out in local stores and installers are doing four times as much business as usual.
AC and fans are being sold at double the price
The Meteorological Department says that the havoc of the heat is going to continue. Ryan Wandler, vice president of Night Plumbing and Heating, said there is panic among people. This is definitely something we have never seen before. This is actually a difficult situation. Amidst the increasing demand for fans and ACs, some people have doubled the prices of fans and ACs for online sale. According to local reporter Monica Gul, some fans and portable ACs are being sold online for more than double their cost. People are trying to make money fast during the heatwave.
Bookings completed in hotels
Monica Gul tweeted and said, people are taking shelter in the hotel to escape the heat. It can be seen on Booking.com that about 80 percent of the hotels in Vancouver are fully booked. Booking has been done in 90 percent of the hotels in Burnaby. Another Twitter user said, trying to take advantage of people facing heatwave. In British Columbia, the temperature is constantly going beyond 45 degrees Celsius. The temperature here on Sunday was recorded at 46.67 degrees Celsius and it broke the record of 84 years. Meanwhile, heat-related deaths have also been reported in other cities in British Columbia.
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