As Tampa’s homeless sweltered, city ‘cooling centers’ went mostly unused

“I’m going to die out here,” one woman said. “I’ll be 60 in October but I don’t think I’m going to make it.”

In response to the excessive heat warning and heat advisories, the city opened three centers last Thursday, offering light snacks and water throughout the weekend, eight hours per day for one week. But they haven’t attracted much traffic.

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