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| Those treated, all men, are of Spanish, Moroccan, German, Bulgarian and Ukrainian nationality | The 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 7 people at the start of the 'Cold Operation' , a special service that the Murcian Consistory has when temperatures in the municipality drop below 6 degrees, a thermal milestone that has been registered in the regional capital this week for the first time this fall. All those attended are male.

Of them, two are Spanish, another Moroccan pair and one German, Bulgarian and Ukrainian.

The SEMAS technicians distributed food, hot drinks and blankets.

The areas that were visited were Barrio del Carmen, Infante Juan Manuel, Plaza Circular, Gran Vía, San Andrés, San Antolín, El Malecón, La Fica and Avenida Primero de Mayo. 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 creating 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 service The 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 goes through the streets, gardens, ATMs and garden areas of the municipality, providing help to people who sleep on public roads and in need. Accommodation management Depending 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 social workers from the City Council and Local Police officers, depends on the Department of Social Rights and Family, headed by Pilar Torres.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia