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SHELTER FROM THE STORM — In Registro,
city officials created a flood evacuee shelter program by constructing
an exposition hall with a roof but no walls on the fairground. When
the risk areas flood, the residents are relocated to the shelter
area where heavy plastic is draped from the roof to form walls.
Evacuee families partition the enclosed area with their furniture
and other belongings to provide personal privacy. An advantage of
using the fairground is that the city has a legitimate reason for
evicting those favelados who find the temporary shelter to be quite
acceptable as permanent living quarters. When time for the regularly
scheduled events that utilize the exposition space comes near, the
city has a publicly acceptable rationale for evicting the homesteaders.
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