MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Buses and portable cabins are doubling up as shelters for the homeless in northern India amidst a cold snap that has killed at least a dozen people, highlighting a critical lack of affordable housing, campaigners said on Tuesday.
There are nearly 1 million urban homeless in India, according to official data, although charities estimate the actual number to be three times higher.
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