Working mums, agricultural labourers and bill payers: Who’s hit hardest by heatwave costs?

Europe's heatwave is creating a two-tier crisis. Working mothers balance childcare while facing soaring air conditioning bills. Agricultural laborers toil in dangerous heat to save their crops, often without adequate protection. And low-income households nationwide are scrambling to pay utility bills just to survive the temperatures. According to Euronews, the heatwave endangers both lives and incomes — hitting hardest those with the fewest resources to adapt. The economic toll compounds the health emergency.

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