Overview
- Berlin added 100 emergency sleeping places during the cold snap, with 50 limited to three nights, as services extended hours and outreach.
- Gelsenkirchen listed coordinated options including a men’s overnight shelter on Caubstraße 28 with medical care from Arzt Mobil and contacts for women via Caritas and the city’s housing emergency office.
- The German Red Cross Kältebus is running again in Gelsenkirchen with Tuesday stops at Mühlenstraße, Hippolytus Church, and Dreifaltigkeitskirche to provide hot drinks, clothing, and support.
- President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the freezing weather highlights the daily suffering of tens of thousands forced to live on the street.
- Authorities and charities urge the public to report people in distress to 112 or 110 and to support local shelters and clothing and meal programs with donations.