Thursday, January 17, 2013

Hungary: "dozens of homeless are found frozen to death each year on the streets"

Hungary's Homeless Face Harsh Winter, Harsher Fines
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Homeless men and women huddle on street corners amid Budapest's majestic domed palaces, shivering under old blankets and cardboard boxes in frigid winter weather.

It's an image that critics say Prime Minister Viktor Orban doesn't want the world to see.
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At least 1,500 homeless are believed to be currently living rough in Budapest, even as temperatures are expected to remain below freezing in coming days and dozens of homeless are found frozen to death each year on the streets.

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