A Council Bluffs couple is struggling to survive subzero temperatures while living in a broken-down van outside a shelter, highlighting the ongoing housing crisis facing the city’s homeless population.
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Council Bluffs couple survives subzero winter in broken van
Kevin and Justine were previously living in a tent when they came into some money and purchased a van, hoping it would provide better shelter. However, their situation worsened when the van’s water pump broke, leaving them without heat during one of the coldest stretches of winter.
“What am I gonna do? Leave my wife outside in the van in subzero temperatures?” Kevin said. “It’s like if you took an empty tin can and threw it in your freezer, and then crawled into that tin can and closed the freezer behind you, try to keep warm.”…