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Asunción opens shelter for vulnerable people during cold season
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Asunción opens shelter for vulnerable people during cold season

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Asunción has opened a temporary shelter called "Asunción Abriga" to help vulnerable people during the cold season.
  • The shelter offers a safe place to sleep, meals, hygiene services, and social support.
  • It can house up to 40 people and is prepared to expand capacity if needed.

Asunción's Municipal Government has opened a temporary shelter, "Asunción Abriga," to provide refuge for vulnerable individuals as temperatures drop. The facility aims to offer a safe, warm, and dignified space for those needing overnight shelter during the cold season.

The shelter operates daily from 6:00 PM to 9:00 AM at the San Jerónimo Community Center. It is equipped with separate areas for women, children, and men. Eduardo Olmedo, operational chief of the Municipal Directorate of Risks, stated that the site is well-equipped with a kitchen, a laundry area, and bathrooms with hot showers.

We have already opened a temporary shelter for people in vulnerable situations, so they can spend these cold days and sleep well-wrapped.

— Eduardo OlmedoThe operational chief of the Municipal Directorate of Risks of Asunción announced the opening of the shelter.

Services provided include warm meals (dinner and breakfast), clean clothing, and personal care assistance such as haircuts. Social workers will also offer support. The shelter currently has a capacity for 40 people but can accommodate more if necessary. Upon its opening, the shelter welcomed its first guests, and plans are in place to include a television for residents to watch Paraguay's match against Turkey.

The site is well equipped with a place where food is prepared, a laundry area, and well-equipped bathrooms with hot showers and everything necessary for them to have the best stay.

— Eduardo OlmedoHe described the facilities available at the shelter.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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