Heat blamed for California farmworker deaths; should we expect more?
According to the United Farm Workers, three female grape pickers died in California this week, most likely because of the heat, said ABC News–Kero/Bakersfield. One woman died after she left the bathroom and fainted. A second woman passed away while waiting for an ambulance, which finally arrived an hour after being called. Little is known about the death… » Read More
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