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Dozens of homeless people in downtown Washington DC were evicted this week from a homeless encampment, the largest in the nation's capital.
Fewer than half of the residents received permanent housing ahead of the closure. The decision to remove the people is indicative of a much larger problem with more than half a million homeless across the country.
CGTN’s Caroline Malone reports.
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