In 2007, a local census by volunteers counted 1,899 homeless residents.

About 100,000 new homes were built by 1970, but the builders occupied many, rather than the homeless residents of Tashkent.

The homeless residents often called the shelter Siberia, and some of them complained that it was hard to get their city benefits up there.

The police say this city of 2.2 million people has 9,000 homeless and 15,000 residents "in great difficulty."

"They will be filled with emergency workers and homeless residents."

The camp was eliminated in 1933 because of a fear that it would attract more homeless residents to the city.

Under a 1994 Federal law, the local government and others responsible for planning the conversion are required to consider the needs of homeless local residents.

But any motel accepting new homeless residents are subject to fines from $100 to $250 a day.

Many homeless residents initially stayed with friends or in government-run shelters.

Singapore emerged from the war in physical ruins and with a large number of homeless residents.