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HEALTHJul 27 · 10:00 UTCVERITE NEWSDiego Perdomo

Homeless New Orleanians swelter amid scorching heat wave

Homeless individuals in New Orleans face extreme heat with temperatures reaching 115°F, exacerbating health risks. Victor Tate, unsheltered for over a decade, describes limited relief under the Pontchartrain Expressway. Over 1,563 people experience homelessness in Orleans and Jefferson parishes, with rising heat-related health issues impacting vulnerable populations like seniors.

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Victor TatepersonPontchartrain ExpresswayplaceVerite NewsorganizationU.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentorganizationSouthern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP)organizationLouisiana State UniversityorganizationUniversity of OklahomaorganizationLouisiana Department of HealthorganizationLouisiana Advocacy Coalition on HomelessnessorganizationUNITY of Greater New OrleansorganizationOffice of Homeless Services and StrategyorganizationNew OrleansplaceOrleans ParishplaceJefferson Parishplaceheat wavetopichomelessnesstopicclimate changetopichumiditytopicheat-related deathstopicseniorstopicdisabilitiestopic
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