Holiday Weekend Heat-Deaths Labeled ‘Mass Casualty Event’ by Advocates - The Mexico Ledger

Homeless face even more peril in high heat after drug use crackdown, advocates say

Holiday weekend heat-deaths in N.J. labeled ‘mass casualty event’ by advocates

State data show five-fold increase in heat-related deaths over last summer 2025.

Holiday weekend heat-deaths labeled ‘mass casualty event’ by advocates - The Mexico Ledger

A homeless encampment sits in the woods off the canal path along the Delaware River. Advocates for the homeless are concerned about the impact of the recent heat wave - which resulted in 29 deaths in New Jersey on people who are unhoused. (Photo: Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)Heat-related deaths in New Jersey appear to have shot up roughly five-fold over last summer following a holiday weekend with record-high temperatures, prompting advoc…

Holiday weekend heat-deaths labeled ‘mass casualty event’ by advocates

A homeless encampment sits in the woods off the canal path along the Delaware River. Advocates for the homeless are concerned about the impact of the recent heat wave - which resulted in 29 deaths in New Jersey on people who are unhoused. (Photo: Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)Heat-related deaths in New Jersey appear to have shot up roughly five-fold over last summer following a holiday weekend with record-high temperatures, prompting advoc…

Holiday weekend heat deaths in New Jersey labeled 'mass casualty event' by advocates.

Heat-related deaths in New Jersey appear to have shot up roughly fivefold over last summer following a holiday weekend with record-high temperatures, prompting advocates to urge the state to do

Holiday weekend heat-deaths labeled ‘mass casualty event’ by advocates - Stateline Publications

A homeless encampment sits in the woods off the canal path along the Delaware River. Advocates for the homeless are concerned about the impact of the recent heat wave - which resulted in 29 deaths in New Jersey on people who are unhoused. (Photo: Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)Heat-related deaths in New Jersey appear to have shot up roughly five-fold over last summer following a holiday weekend with record-high temperatures, prompting advoc…