TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – As summer temperatures continue to soar, Tucson is bracing for more dangerously hot days ahead. But for the city’s most vulnerable populations, the triple-digit heat is not just uncomfortable — it is a matter of life and death.
At Anza Park on Stone Avenue during peak heat hours, those living on the streets say that despite the availability of city cooling centers, they often feel like those doors are not open to them.
“We’re literally in hell right now,” said one person trying to survive without adequate cooling and water in temperatures exceeding 105 degrees…