High temperature has caused hundreds of tramps in the United States to die, and more than the total number of people who died in floods and tornadoes

Jimu Journalist Hu Li

Intern Wen Jiaru

According to the Associated Press reported on June 20, the recent temperature in Phoenix in the United States reached 45.5 degrees Celsius, and this year's high temperature has led to hundreds of tramps to die. It is reported that this number is more than the total number of people who die in the United States every year in hurricanes and floods.

According to CNN, statistical data show that the United States has an average of about 1150 tornado each year, with an average number of people who died in tornadoes per year. In addition, the flood brought by Hurricane "Aida" in 2021 caused at least 67 people in the United States to die. However, the number of people died in the United States every year reached about 1,500 people, half of them were wandering.

In the Phoenix and surrounding areas alone, 339 people were killed because of high temperatures last year, of which at least 130 people were tramps. "In the summer, it is difficult to find a place where it is cool to sleep without being driven away by the police." He said, "said In the bag, go to the nearby desert reserves or parks to avoid the crowd.

In addition, the new coronary pneumonia's epidemic has led to rising rents, and many tenants have become homeless, which exacerbates the problem of stray guys in the American city. Therefore, the US media described Phoenix as "a tent city".

Stranger at high temperature (picture source: Associated Press)

The U.S. government is trying a variety of methods to relieve the social problems brought by high temperature. David Hondela, the person in charge of the newly established heating office in Phoenix City, said: "As the temperatures in the United States and around the world gradually rise, Seattle, Minnepolis, New York and Kansas have not responded to high temperature experience, or they lack corresponding corresponding correspondence The city of infrastructure must be adjusted. "Officials in Phoenix hope to recently expand a stray man's shelter to accommodate 200 people to prevent stray men from being hot to death by high temperatures.

Las Vegas is providing bottled water to the tramp who lives in the urban water pipeline. Volunteers in Oregon have distributed water and popsicles to the tramp in Portland.

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