Coronavirus: these Spaniards on the street, because of the pandemic

By Nacho Carretero (El Pais)

When Sonia talks about the place where she lived until a few days ago, she uses the word "bedroom" . Then she specifies. "In fact, it was more like a terrace with glass panes . "

Each month, Sonia paid a rent of € 140 to live in this room in Arganda del Rey, 30 kilometers from Madrid, with her three children, Carolina, 17, Elizabet, 13, and Manuel, 9. If the four of them coexisted in close proximity, they were also kept silent.

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“The other two rooms in the apartment were occupied by two men who worked at night and slept during the day. So we always had to be silent . ” When confinement arrived, 41-year-old Sonia lost her job. Deprived of resources, she contacted social services. "When they saw the situation we were in, they made us leave the accommodation and took us here . "

Whole families suddenly found themselves on the streets for the first time in their lives.

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