France’s homeless wrap up to survive at freezing year’s end

PARIS: In the biting cold, homeless friends Danish and Sylvain walked briskly in the dark toward a hot meal distribution point, rubbing their hands together, their huge backpacks weighing down on their shoulders. “If you stop, the cold seeps into your bones. As long as we’re walking, we’re producing heat,” said 50-year-old Danish, a Pakistani who asked to withhold his surname to avoid embarrassing his France-based family. Temperatures in France have dropped in recent weeks and are expected to hover around zero in many areas on New Year’s Eve.

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