Alcalde Mamdani confirma que son catorce las personas muertas bajo la ola de extremo frío
El alcalde de Nueva York, Zohran Mamdani, confirmó que aumentó a catorce el número de personas fallecidas durante la ola de frío extremo, con al menos ocho casos en los que la hipotermia figura como posible causa de muerte
TL;DR
- Fourteen people have died in New York City during an extreme cold wave.
- Hypothermia is a suspected cause of death in at least eight cases.
- The city has been under a state of emergency since January 19th.
- Over 860 people have been moved to shelters and safe spaces.
- Social workers, city employees, and heated buses have been deployed to help vulnerable populations.
- The high death toll has reignited debate about the city's preparedness for climate emergencies and homeless encampment policies.