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| Those assisted have been five men and one woman of Spanish, Portuguese and Moroccan nationality | Murcia City Council, through the Mobile Emergency Service and Social Assistance (SEMAS), dependent on the Department of Social Rights and Family, led by the mayor Pilar Torres, has attended this week to 6 people in the framework of the 'Operation Cold ', a special service that the Murcian Consistory has when temperatures in the municipality drop below 6 degrees.

Since the start of this device, a total of 13 people have received attention.Those treated this week have been five men and one woman.

Four of them are Spanish, one Moroccan and one Portuguese.

The SEMAS technicians distributed food, hot drinks, blankets and sleeping bags.

The areas that were visited were Barrio del Carmen, Infante Juan Manuel, Gran Vía, San Andrés, San Nicolás, San Antolín, El Malecón, La Fica, Avenida Primero de Mayo and Avenida Primo de Rivera.The councilor for Social Rights, Pilar Torres, explained that "this service is developed by establishing personal contact, studying the particular situation of each person and generating a link that facilitates the process of intervention and social inclusion of these people who live in a situation of exclusion ".Information, attention and support serviceThe components of this special device are on permanent alert, but when the temperature drops below 6 degrees the output becomes more exhaustive, providing a service of information, attention, accompaniment and delivery of hot drinks, food, sleeping bags or blankets for care for homeless people who are in extreme situations, trying to promote their social integration.SEMAS runs through the streets, gardens, ATMs and garden areas of the municipality, providing help to people who sleep on public roads and in need.Accommodation managementDepending on the specific circumstances of each person, different resources are also offered, such as transfers to the Fundación Patronato Jesús Abandonado center or the Fundación RAIS, other accommodations, or hospitals, if necessary, in addition to carrying out a tracing.The Mobile Emergency and Social Care Service, made up of City Council social workers and Local Police officers, depends on the Department of Social and Family Rights, led by Pilar Torres.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia