How much was truth and how much was ranting by the reporter?
I believe it's truth, just because put a lot of people in a place without air conditioning, no toilet facilities, etc., and people are going to die. Add to that the fact that there is no water or food and more people are going to die.
Soon disease is going to set in in the form of diseases that cause added dehydration and more people will die unless somebody can start getting them out of there.