(18 Jun 2024)
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Columbus, Ohio – 18 June 2024
1. Various of Monique McCoy at Local Matters Veggie Van
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Monique McCoy, Market Manager at Local Matters Veggie Van:
“It’s really important for us here at Local Matters to go in to the areas where people can shop with dignity and have access to healthy foods. These are the foods you want to eat on these type of hot days, the watermelons, the cantaloupes, foods that are loaded with a lot of water, anyway, naturally. Those are the foods you want to consume to stay hydrated so you don’t have to drink six gallons of water, you can eat the proper foods that will also help you get hydration.”
3. Various of produce at Local Matters Veggie Van
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Monique McCoy, Market Manager at Local Matters Veggie Van:
“We’re out in the heat every day for an average of about six hours.”
5. Tight of produce
6. Medium of McCoy
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Monique McCoy, Market Manager at Local Matters Veggie Van:
“But right now we seem to be getting a lot of good, cool breezes, so we’ll take them.”
8. Wide of Krista Voltolini working at her produce market
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Krista Voltolini, farmer and vendor:
“I would this is hot for, you know, just moving in to summer.”
10. Tight of produce
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Krista Voltolini, farmer and vendor:
“So, I’m hoping that we’re going to see the downward trend in the temperature here soon because this is a warm one.”
12. Medium of customers walking through market
STORYLINE:
Extreme heat alerts are in effect for tens of millions of people in the United States as cities including Chicago break heat records.
States in the Midwest started to bake Monday in a dangerous heat wave that was expected to stretch from Iowa to Maine into at least Friday.
Monique McCoy was selling produce Tuesday at a farmer’s market in downtown Columbus, Ohio. McCoy and a group of interns sell produce in areas of the city that aren’t easily accessible to a grocery store.
“It’s really important for us at Local Matters to go in to the areas where people can shop with dignity and have access to healthy foods,” she said.
The group prepared frozen towels to pat on their bodies if they overheat and packed cold water to stay hydrated. McCoy said she keeps their vehicle on with the air conditioning running in case anyone needs a break.
The mid-Atlantic and New England are likely to see highs in the 90s as the week progresses.
Excessive humidity will make it feel even more oppressive.
The U.S. last year saw the most heat waves since 1936.
Officials are warning people to take precautions such as drinking plenty of water and staying indoors.
(AP Video by Patrick Orsagos)
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