As I toured the villages I heard many accounts of barbaric
suffering beneath the equatorial heat. Héctor García, 33, a stage-two patient,
told me: "It's very hot; we suffer. People sometimes collapse. More often
they vomit, especially when the heat is worse. They do two shifts to earn more
money." Ismael Ramos, 40, who is at stage five, said: "In those cane
fields, I can't stand it. I'm dizzy and sweating like crazy. I've vomited. I've
fainted. I drown in sweat. When I come home, I feel surrendered. Sick. Headache.
I can't shower because the water [from the roof-mounted tank] is too hot."
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