As a cold snap grips Europe, authorities in the Belgian capital Brussels have begun forcing homeless people off the streets and out of subzero temperatures. Brussels Mayor Philippe Close isn't going quite that far but he told The Associated Press on Tuesday that social workers and police are being firm to stop people freezing to death. Brussels has four centers with around 1,000 places available for homeless people during the winter, compared to 300-400 the rest of the year. He said that whenever he or his friends contact social services "they keep saying 'no availability, no availability.' It's the kind of challenge that Close and the Brussels authorities are trying gently to deal with.

Source: ABC News February 27, 2018 16:16 UTC