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Homeless in Greece

According to a 2009 recording by the ministry of health and welfare, the number of homeless in Greece was estimated at 7,720 people, according to 2013 estimates by NGO KLIMAKA the number of homeless in

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Homeless in Greece

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  1. Boris Potev, a 56-year-old Bulgarian immigrant, lies on a mattress amid garbage in an Athens suburb April 9, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  2. Matheos, 58, stands next to the makeshift shelter where he has lived since late 2011, on a hill in central Athens January 23, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  3. Ethiopian immigrant Maximos, a 43-year-old who lost his job in 2010, stands by the makeshift tent where he lives in a park in central Athens February 7, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  4. Romanian truck driver Adrian, a 51-year-old who lost his job in 2010 when the lorry company he was working for closed down, looks inside a a cardboard box in Athens January 18, 2013. Adrian now survives by collecting scrap and lives in an abandoned warehouse in Athens central vegetable market. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  5. A Greek Orthodox monk walks past two homeless men sleeping outside a hospital in central Athens May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  6. Michael, 36-year-old and unemployed, begs outside a church in central Athens May 1, 2013. Michael worked as a hotel clerk for over fifteen years but when the hotel closed he was unable to find work and in late 2011 became homeless, two months later he was diagnosed with lymph node and thyroid cancer. He now lives outside a church. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  7. Food is seen through the cracked windshield of an abandoned vehicle, which a homeless man lives in, under a bridge in central Athens February 7, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  8. Adrian, a 51-year-old from Romania, extracts copper from a cable in central Athens January 18, 2013. Living and working in Greece for over a decade, Adrian lost his job in 2011 when the lorry company he was working for closed down. He now lives in an abandoned warehouse in an Athens vegetable market and survives by collecting scrap. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  9. Savas, a 34-year-old who became homeless in 2009 after losing his job, sleeps in a tent at an open air photographic exhibition of homeless people organised by a charity called Klimaka in central Athens April 14, 2013. Savas became homeless after he had lost his job in 2009. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  10. Marialena, a 42-year-old homeless AIDS sufferer and former drug addict who is on a methadone rehabilitation program, sleeps under a bridge in central Athens May 13, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  11. Marialena, a 42-year-old homeless AIDS sufferer and former drug addict who is on a methadone rehabilitation program, drinks coffee after waking up next to her boyfriend Dimitrios in central Athens May 26, 2013. Dimitrios, 51, was a dancer in a famous Greek folk dancing troupe until he lost his job three years ago and became homeless. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  12. Marialena, a 42-year-old homeless AIDS sufferer and former drug addict who is on a methadone rehabilitation program, washes after waking up under a bridge in central Athens May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  13. Dimitrios, 51, watches as his girlfriend Marialena, a 42-year-old homeless AIDS sufferer and former drug addict who is on a methadone rehabilitation program, put on make up after waking up under a bridge in central Athens May 26, 2013. Dimitrios was a dancer for a famous Greek folk dancing troupe until he lost his job three years ago and became homeless. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  14. Yannis, a 53-year-old unemployed chef, sits with his head in his hands in front of a graffiti mural in central Athens January 28, 2013. Yannis was a chef for over 19 years, until he lost his job in 2010 and a year later became homeless. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  15. Vassilis, a 35-year-old who has been treated for severe physiological issues, sits in the afternoon sun under the bridge where he has lived for the last year and a half in central Athens May 25, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  16. Giorgos, 50, sits with his belongings under a bridge, where he lives with a group of other homeless people, in central Athens May 25, 2013. Giorgos was forced to close down the billiard hall he owned in 2006, and spent time in prison for not paying his social security debts. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  17. Yiorgos, a 40-year-old who became homeless in 2010 after his grocery shop went out of business, sleeps outdoors in central Athens February 3, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  18. People take part in a protest organised by a charity called Klimaka in Athens April 14, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  19. People line up to receive food outside Klimaka, a charity that works with the homeless, in Athens February 27, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  20. A man waits to receive food outside Klimaka, a charity that works with the homeless, in Athens February 27, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  21. Adrian, a 51-year-old Romanian truck driver who lost his job in 2010 when the lorry company he was working for closed down, sits with his head in his hands in central Athens January 18, 2013. Adrian survives by collecting scrap and lives in an abandoned warehouse in Athens central vegetable market. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  22. Homeless men, 41-year-old Argiris (R) and 76-year-old Alexopoulos (L), sleep by the entrance of a metro station in central Athens January 21, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  23. A homeless scrap collector sleeps outside in central Athens May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  24. Sotiris, a 34-year-old and former plumber, sleeps on a pavement in central Athens January 20, 2013. Sotiris has written on the box, 'My name is Sotiris, I'm 34, I'm homeless, I've been an orphan since the age of three and a half and unfortunately now I'm HIV positive, have lost my job and the house I was staying in.' REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  25. A washing line with clothes hanging on it is seen in an abandoned warehouse in the central vegetable market in Athens January 17, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  26. Costas, 63, and Rodoula (L), 28, who have been unemployed for over five years, watch television in an abandoned building in central Athens April 17, 2013. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  27. Tareq, a 46-year-old unemployed painter, sits in the shed where he lives at an abandoned factory in central Athens May 30, 2013. Tareq, a Syrian refugee, who lived in Greece during the 1990s, returned to Syria, but fled back to Greece in 2012, to escape the violence there. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  28. Alexandros, a 42-year-old from Serres in northern Greece, sits in the abandoned car he lives in, at the port of Piareus near Athens April 10, 2013. Alexandros owned a plant shop in Athens until 2010, when it was forced to close, he became homeless soon after. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  29. Stephanos, 42, washes his face before setting off to look for a job in Athens May 16, 2013. Stephanos became homeless in late 2012 when the clothes shop, where he had worked for over a decade, closed down and he had no income to pay for his flat. He now lives next to a church in central Athens and eats in soup kitchens. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

  30. Stephanos, 42, is reflected in a mirror as he combs his hair before setting off to look for a job in Athens May 16, 2013. Stephanos became homeless in late 2012 when the clothes shop, where he had worked for over a decade, closed down and he had no income to pay for his flat. He now lives next to a church in central Athens and eats in soup kitchens. REUTERS-Yannis Behraki

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