Chile Faces Unprecedented Homelessness Surge
Economic downturn, housing crisis, and immigration influx drive a 30% increase in homelessness over four years.
- President Gabriel Boric's administration struggles to address the escalating crisis.
- Homelessness now affects over 40,000 people, with families and women increasingly impacted.
- Government plans to include homeless individuals in the national census for the first time.
- Aid groups criticize the insufficient number of shelters and call for more effective policies.
- Rising crime rates and police actions exacerbate the hardships faced by the homeless population.
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