SHELTERS

Firefighters battle massive blaze in Hong Kong

Published on: November 26, 2025
10:16

Hong Kong, China, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) A large fire in a residential area today left at least four dead and five injured, while firefighters continue working to extinguish it.

Fire in southwest Japan destroyed more than 170 buildings

Published on: November 19, 2025
08:44

Tokyo, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Japanese firefighters are battling a large fire in Oita Prefecture, in the southwest of the country, which has consumed so far more than 170 homes and other buildings .

Peak demand for shelters in Uruguay due to cold weather emergency

Published on: August 22, 2025
09:21

Montevideo, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The operation of red alert for cold marked in Uruguay a peak in the care of people in street conditions, was released here today.

In Uruguay high demand for homeless shelters

Published on: July 28, 2025
10:06

Montevideo, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) The demand for shelters remains high in Uruguay due to the persistence of low temperatures, when 34 days of red alert for homeless people and animals.

Uruguay: High demand for cold weather shelters continues

Published on: July 6, 2025
09:00

Montevideo, July 6 (Prensa Latina) More than 2,500 homeless people received assistance in Uruguay on the twelfth day of operations to fight the severe cold.

Shelters´ demand grows in Uruguay due to extreme cold

Published on: July 1, 2025
09:04

Montevideo, July 1 (Prensa Latina) In several Uruguayan towns, the temperature dropped below zero early, as shelter operations for homeless people continued.

More than 2,000 people assisted in shelters in Uruguay

Published on: June 29, 2025
09:33

Montevideo, June 29 (Prensa Latina) Teams from ministries and institutions are touring the Montevideo metropolitan area as part of the ongoing plan to assist homeless people in the face of the extreme cold wave prevailing in Uruguay.

Demand for shelters in Uruguay due to low temperatures

Published on: June 21, 2025
10:44

Montevideo, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Shelter request for homeless persons is on the rise today in Uruguay, where low temperatures prevail at the start of the current winter.

Shelters delivered in northern Afghan provinces

Published on: January 8, 2025
09:53

Kabul, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) At a cost of 407 million Afghanis ($5,7 million), the construction of 1,120 shelters in nine provinces of northern Afghanistan, has been completed and delivered for use.

UNRWA warns of overcrowding in Gaza shelters

Published on: October 23, 2023
14:53

United Nations, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) The UN Relief and Works Agency in Palestine (UNRWA) on Monday said that as many as 406,000 internally-displaced people remain in 91 of its facilities in Gaza in overcrowded conditions.

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