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A patrol of the Local Police, a service vehicle of the Red Cross Social Emergency Unit with six volunteers and a vehicle with three technicians from the Service of Homeless and Transients performed last night a round by the city to locate homeless people And offer them the resources that the city of Cartagena puts at their disposal to mitigate the effects of low temperatures.
The Councilor for Social Services, Carmen Martín del Amor, has indicated that this is a special device that will continue to be active until next Friday.
"Eleven people at risk were located who were offered the possibility of being transferred to the Hospitality of Santa Teresa, but only three of them accepted.
The rest were provided with blankets, hot drinks, juices and food so they could spend the night with certain guarantees. "
The volunteers of the Red Cross were responsible for carrying out the transfer of the three passers-by who agreed to spend the night in Santa Teresa Hospitality, which has been open 24 hours a day to accommodate as many people as required, without the need for Complete the procedure of National Police, in an exceptional manner.
The mayor also highlighted the collaboration provided by the National Police, whose agents located three people at risk and quickly informed Social Services.
For today, Wednesday, January 18, is also scheduled to leave Red Cross volunteers and tomorrow will be the volunteers of Cáritas who are responsible for strengthening the device.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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