Overview
- Passersby alerted authorities around 10:40 a.m., and responders found a man about 40 dead in a bedding area under the via Padova railway overpass.
- Emergency medical staff could only certify the death and police carried out on-site inspections, with early checks indicating a possible medical event worsened by the night’s low temperatures.
- This marks the third recent death of a person sleeping rough in the city, after the January 5 death of 34-year-old Andrea Colombo and another person found near Cadorna last week who remains unidentified.
- City officials report 550 people housed in 11 winter shelters under the Cold Plan in addition to about 1,000 year-round beds, describing the program as aimed at saving lives.
- Advocates count at least 26 deaths of homeless people across Italy since January 1, with a nationwide volunteer survey of people without housing scheduled to begin later this month.