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Two open -air graduation ceremonies in Paterson, New Jersey, detained during a dangerous heat wave ended with more than 100 people receiving treatment and some being taken to hospital, the authorities said.
Paterson Fire Division said that he had treated around 50 people at the Hinchliffe stadium on Monday during the first secondary graduation ceremony. Nine people were transported to the hospital, the fire service said in a statement.
During a second ceremony later in the day, a hundred people ended up needing treatment and seven were transported to hospital, according to the fire service.
Temperatures increased in the upper 90s on Monday, and the heat index reached 107 degrees, according to The weather channel.
Graduates of several secondary schools had to walk on the stage during ceremonies held at the stadium. According to News 12 New JerseyOnly students of the Eastside High School heard their names called after the cancellation of other ceremonies.
Paterson’s public schools did not immediately respond to a request for comments on Tuesday.
A student from the Rosa L. Parks School of Fine & Performing Arts told News 12 New Jersey that the administrators gave students to the students, “but that was not enough”.
“It was exhausting. I couldn’t breathe,” said Ciarra Bailey.
Monday evening, Mayor André Sayegh declared a state of emergency Due to the high heat and canceled all recreational activities. Public libraries have been opened as cooling centers.
Tortering temperatures have an impact on a large part of the eastern half of the United States, with nearly 150 million people under thermal alerts in Maine east of Texas.
