In California, the number of homeless people continues to grow. It seems absurd for the times we live in, but the Police have discovered that dozens of homeless people were living in 8 caves near the Tuolumne River in California.
According to the Police Department, in this area, “wanderers” or refugees have dug caves near the river and have accumulated over 3447 kg of garbage, which filled two trucks and a trailer.
It is learned that the caves were about 20 meters below the main road. Some of them were adapted as houses, with furniture, which shows that they have lived there for a long time.
“Things found inside included beds, items, food, items, drugs and weapons. We don’t know how they sent all these things there,” local media reported.
Residents living nearby expressed concern about the phenomenon, which is why 6,000 volunteers are carefully checking to count them. Everywhere you see people living on the streets, in cars, tents or makeshift shelters on sidewalks and parks.
The authorities are interested in knowing how many are homeless in order to provide them with the necessary financial or medical services. This type of “cleaning” of the areas is getting complicated since most of them are drug addicts.
The residents of California have thrown numerous accusations at the legislators recently, precisely for the increase in the number of homeless. Since 2015, their number has increased by 70% in Los Angeles County and 80% in the city. In 2023, officials reported that more than 75,500 people were homeless in LA County, a 9% increase from the previous year.
“Homelessness is an emergency and it will take all of us working together to cope,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement.