Moscow Sewer People

Moscow's wintertime temperatures, which range from 14 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit on average and can occasionally drop as low as -44 degrees Fahrenheit, can be quite chilly. With a population of around 12 million, the city is home to 100,000 homeless people, according to estimates.

Many of the city's homeless go underground to the sewers, where heating pipes can provide comfort against the elements in order to avoid the brutal cold. Like any major metropolis, Moscow has a lot to offer people who reside in rural areas. People visit there in order to work and establish themselves. However, a global economic collapse made Russia just as susceptible as everywhere else, and employment possibilities were few. The sewers are one of the few possibilities when the homeless are forced daily out of warm locations above ground by Russian authorities.

Some of the homeless, who are huddled around heating pipes, point out that if a person doesn't meet certain requirements, even homeless shelters will turn them away. People who work in outreach centers that assist the homeless told Sky News that there is little sympathy for individuals who choose to live in poverty because it is a lifestyle choice.