‘Bodies start to cook’: poor housing in remote communities puts lives at risk in northern Australia heatwave

Poorly insulated Northern Territory houses that people can't afford to cool can rise to dangerous temperatures

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Homes in remote communities that are so poorly insulated they rise to temperatures that can cook bodies" will put people's lives at risk in the coming days as a dangerous heatwave hits northern Australia.

Temperatures are expected to pass 40C in parts of the NT, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, which has issued a heatwave warning for regions including the Daly, Arnhem, Carpentaria, Gregory, Barkly, Lasseter and Tanami.

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