DBKL is now planning to open up two more community centres for the homeless.
In anticipation of a rise in the number of homeless, it is learned that Kuala Lumpur City Hall is now planning to open up two more community centres for the homeless.
These are the Sentul Perdana and Setiawangsa community centres, as well as the Alam Damai Cheras and Tasik Ampang Hilir multipurpose halls, which have been turned into temporary shelters. According to the spokesman, DBKL rescued about 510 homeless people two weeks ago but the number surged to 700 in just a few days.
DBKL officers, manning the centres, also reported of people just showing up at the centre looking for food and a place to sleep. Other areas were Menara Maybank, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Masjid India, Masjid Jamek and Kuala Lumpur Sentral.locals abandoned by their families, the sick, the poor, those suffering from mental illness, drug addicts, alcoholics and those who recently lost their jobs as well as some foreigners.
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