Prague stuck in snow. How the homeless survive

Prague stuck in snow. How the homeless survive
Two men have lived in this shelter for about six months.
A few minutes after noon. Josef Špička would like to go out and see if he can find something of value in nearby waste containers. However, his colleague prefers to stay inside, covered by blankets.
Josef is reading a book by Vladimír Páral, one of the favourite Czech contemporary writers. ,,It is quite good, it is about an environmental disaster," he says.
Finally, cigarette smoke brings back to life the second homeless guy, Josef Trunkl. ,,Rain and wind is worse than a little snow, you cannot collect cigarette butts though," he says.
Foto: Ludvík Hradilek
Ludvík Hradilek Ludvík Hradilek
13. 1. 2010 12:20

All Europe has been heavily affected by unusually strong snowing and freezing temperatures in the last days, the Czech Republic being no exception. The extreme weather conditions have influenced above all rail and road transport, aviation and urban mass transit - there have been calamities, delays, traffic jams and accidents. In addition, some parts of the country have suffered from electricity shortages, while firefighters warn pedestrians against the danger of snow, ice and icicles falling off the roofs. However, one social group is by its very definition affected much more than the others: the homeless. Aktuálně.cz's fotographer Ludvík Hradílek went to the streets of the Czech capital to document how are the less fortunate of us dealing with the snow calamity.

 

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