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Cold snap prompts alert for Asunción homeless shelter reopening
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Disasters & Emergencies

Cold snap prompts alert for Asunción homeless shelter reopening

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Paraguay is experiencing a significant drop in temperatures, with lows nearing 10 degrees Celsius in Asunción.
  • The National Emergency Secretariat (SEN) is on alert to reopen a shelter for the homeless on Costanera Norte in Asunción.
  • The shelter's reopening is contingent on temperatures falling below 10 degrees Celsius, though it currently houses two individuals receiving medical treatment.

As Paraguay experiences a sharp return of cold weather, with temperatures in Asunción dipping close to 10 degrees Celsius, authorities are preparing to potentially reopen a temporary shelter for the homeless. The National Emergency Secretariat (SEN) is monitoring the situation closely.

Rodrigo Benítez, coordinator of the SEN's homeless shelter located on Costanera Norte in Asunción, stated that the facility remains on alert for instructions to reopen. The shelter is typically activated when temperatures drop below the 10-degree Celsius threshold, a mark that has not yet been reached this season.

We are here every day, expectantly, to activate.

— Rodrigo BenítezThe SEN coordinator expresses the readiness to reopen the homeless shelter.

Despite the official threshold not being met, the shelter is currently providing refuge to two homeless individuals who are undergoing medical treatment. Benítez explained that they are assisting these individuals with consultations and will allow them to leave once they feel better. The forecast indicates that temperatures may remain around 11 degrees Celsius in the coming days, keeping the shelter on standby.

We are helping them consult and when they feel better they will leave.

— Rodrigo BenítezThe coordinator explains the current situation of the two individuals housed 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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