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Risti social housing residents face eviction as pressure takes a toll

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Five residents of a social housing building in Risti were told they had to move out.
  • One resident has died, while another was hospitalized after suffering a stroke in August.
  • Resident Jüri said the loss of his home had turned his life upside down.

Five residents of a social housing building in Risti, western Estonia, learned that they would have to leave their homes. The unexpected decision upended their lives.

The story, aired by “Kuuuurija” as it opened its autumn season, said one of the residents who spoke on the programme has since died. Another was hospitalized with a stroke in August.

“I found my home, and now they want to take that away too,” resident Jüri said sadly on the programme.

I found my home, and now they want to take that away too

· JüriA resident of the social housing building describing the threat to his home.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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