The polar cold snap has come to town, compounded now with the rain, which will last until early next week, has led to the launch of a new initiative of the Department of Social Services, in this case coordination with Red Cross to enable a space that serves as a refuge for the homeless who frequent the streets of the city.
This is one of the halls of the Red Cross headquarters in Gisbert street, where they will Colca ten beds to accommodate the same number of homeless, there will have heating and a bathroom, to do so against cold and rain.
This action is in addition to that already carrying out a volunteer group of Social Services, Caritas and Red Cross, going through the city with a van to contact the homeless and provide them with blankets, warm clothes and even food to get through these cold nights.
Now, in addition, they also report that they have a place of refuge and freedom from the weather to be outdoors.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena