Scramble to house hundreds camping in Rome heatwave after squat eviction
Officials try to find homes for residents as talks to save social assistance hub collapse amid government crackdown
TL;DR
- Hundreds of residents evicted from Spin Time Labs in Rome are now living in tents due to extreme heat.
- Talks to save the social assistance center collapsed after the owner refused Rome council's offer to buy the property.
- Giorgia Meloni's government has been cracking down on squatted buildings, viewing them as centers for criminality.
- Critics question the government's stance against Spin Time while the neofascist CasaPound occupies a state-owned building.
- The evicted residents, including children and the elderly, were forced out after a minor fire.
- Rome's leftwing council and the Catholic church are seeking alternative solutions for the displaced residents.
- The mayor expressed irritation, believing a decision to close Spin Time had already been made.
- Residents vow to continue their resistance and find new spaces if necessary.