Coverage dated April 6, 2023

Buenos Aires airport turns into unofficial homeless shelter

Headline from WHEC Rochester

The Jorge Newbery International Airport in Argentina's capital has practically become a homeless shelter at night. It’s a stark reflection of the rising poverty in a country where one of the world’s highest inflation rates is making it difficult for many to make ends meet.

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7 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Buenos Aires locals bemoan homeless encampments overrunning major airport (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Buenos Aires' Jorge Newbery International Airport has become a de facto encampment for about 100 homeless Argentines as the nation experiences serious economic hardship.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Buenos Aires airport turns into unofficial homeless shelter (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    The Jorge Newbery International Airport in Argentina's capital has practically become a homeless shelter at night. It’s a stark reflection of the rising poverty in a country where one of the world’s highest inflation rates is making it difficult for many to make ends meet.

  3. Christian Science Monitor

    Living in limbo: Buenos Aires unhoused seek shelter at the airport (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    The Jorge Newbery International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has become a makeshift homeless shelter as poverty rates rise with the country’s high inflation. Many people, including senior citizens, have lived in the airport for years.

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