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In these difficult conditions, the temperatures are all the more unbearable for those who find themselves exposed to the sun all day. The homeless are particularly vulnerable, even more weakened than in the middle of winter. The marauding associations are therefore very important, as in Paris.
Monday, July 18, at 10 a.m. in Paris, it was already 30°C. In direct sunlight, a homeless man is on a hot manhole cover. It hardly ever moves, summer or winter. The Samu social nurses know him well. The man is in poor health. He refuses, but on the other hand he accepts the bottles of water given to him by the caregivers. His alcohol consumption is high, which worries the nurses. “With hot weather, alcohol can be a problem for several reasons: because it dehydrates, but also because it makes us lose our vigilance, so these are people who won’t necessarily think of getting in the shade or to drink“, Justine Breton, nurse at the Samu social.
Under 35 °C now, the marauder sets out to meet a homeless who suffers from psychiatric disorders. He is dressed very warmly. But facing the Fogger, he smiles. It’s hard to protect the homeless despite them. Abraham is also in a sweater, in his tent. In these high temperatures, in Paris alone, people estimate that 3,000 people live on the streets.
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