People tend to think more about homeless people in the winter to make sure they have somewhere warm to stay, but summer is just as important.
People tend to think more about rough sleepers in the winter to make sure they have somewhere warm to stay – but the summer is just as important The uncomfortable heatwave has left many people with sunburn, dehydrated and unable to sleep.
But the summer – although things like frostbite and pneumonia may no longer be a problem – causes other issues such as sunburn, dehydration and even heat stroke in extreme cases., due to the possibility of temperatures reaching as high as 40°C.: ‘If you’re sitting or sleeping on the streets all day, perhaps if you’ve already got some physical health problems, breathing problems – any extreme heat can exacerbate that and it can creep on you quite slowly.
‘Some people perhaps will be under the influence of drugs and they don’t even know if they fall asleep in some cases even pass out.’ They also attempt to get people to shade by guiding them towards a day centre or safe place for homeless people.
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