Phoenix's Deadly Homeless Problem

"Flophouses and cheap hotels have been replaced by gleaming office towers and ballparks. Residential prices have risen so fast that teachers and firefighters cannot afford to live in the city anymore, let alone janitors or those on disability. Some commute from distant suburbs; others wander the streets...

That may account for why so many people have died this week, compared with prior years when temperatures sometimes reached 120 but a small number of homeless victims was reported."