Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA houseless woman cries as she desperately searches for her belongings as city crews use heavy equipment to put debris from the camps into dump trucks along Denargo street on Nov. 30, 2020 in Denver. Over 100 people live in the camps that have been set up near the Platte River in the RiNo district. In a predawn operation that is expected to last for several days, Denver officials uprooted a large street camp where more than 100 people live in tents, tarps and cars. Those who live in the camp scrambled to find another place to go, saying city resources are stretched too thin to serve everyone in need.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostTwo houseless people work quickly to gather all of their belongings before city crews come in with heavy equipment to clear out their camp along Arkins Court on Nov. 30, 2020 in Denver. Over 100 people live in the camps that have been set up near the Platte River in the RiNo district. In a predawn operation that is expected to last for several days, Denver officials uprooted a large street camp where more than 100 people live in tents, tarps and cars. Those who live in the camp scrambled to find another place to go, saying city resources are stretched too thin to serve everyone in need.
A Denver police officer directs Tammy Licausi, a woman experiencing homelessness, to leave the area along Denargo Street in Denver on Nov. 30, 2020. Licausi was despondent over the loss of all of her belongings as city crews used heavy equipment to put debris from the camps into dump trucks. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostCity crews look over a huge pile of debris from the homeless encampment as city crews use heavy equipment to put debris into dump trucks along Denargo street on Nov. 30, 2020 in Denver. Over 100 people live in the camps that have been set up near the Platte River in the RiNo district. In a predawn operation that is expected to last for several days, Denver officials uprooted a large street camp where more than 100 people live in tents, tarps and cars. Those who live in the camp scrambled to find another place to go, saying city resources are stretched too thin to serve everyone in need.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA houseless woman cries as she desperately searches for her belongings as city crews use heavy equipment to put debris from the camps into dump trucks along Denargo street on Nov. 30, 2020 in Denver. Over 100 people live in the camps that have been set up near the Platte River in the RiNo district. In a predawn operation that is expected to last for several days, Denver officials uprooted a large street camp where more than 100 people live in tents, tarps and cars. Those who live in the camp scrambled to find another place to go, saying city resources are stretched too thin to serve everyone in need.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostHouseless activists offered their trucks to help people clean up their camps before crews take their belongings away along Arkins Court on November 30, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. Over 100 people live in the camps that have been set up near the Platte River in the RiNo district. In a predawn operation that is expected to last for several days, Denver officials uprooted a large street camp where more than 100 people live in tents, tarps and cars. Those who live in the camp scrambled to find another place to go, saying city resources are stretched too thin to serve everyone in need. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Tammy Licausi, who is unhoused, is despondent over the loss of all of her belongings as city crews use heavy equipment to put debris from the camps into dump trucks during a sweep along Denargo Street in Denver on Nov. 30, 2020.(Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostCrews use heavy equipment to put debris from the camps into dump trucks along Denargo street on Nov. 30, 2020 in Denver. Over 100 people live in the camps that have been set up near the Platte River in the RiNo district. In a predawn operation that is expected to last for several days, Denver officials uprooted a large street camp where more than 100 people live in tents, tarps and cars. Those who live in the camp scrambled to find another place to go, saying city resources are stretched too thin to serve everyone in need.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostDENVER, COLORADO - NOVEMBER 30: Tammy Licausi, a houseless woman, hangs onto a chain link fence is despondent over the loss of all of her belongings as city crews use heavy equipment to put debris from the camps into dump trucks along Denargo street on November 30, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. Licausi, who has been homeless in Denver for over a year, said she has a broken back, her identity was stolen and she was shot last week. She isn't sure what she will do or where she will go after today. Over 100 people live in the camps that have been set up near the Platte River in the RiNo district. In a predawn operation that is expected to last for several days, Denver officials uprooted a large street camp where more than 100 people live in tents, tarps and cars. Those who live in the camp scrambled to find another place to go, saying city resources are stretched too thin to serve everyone in need. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostSigns hang on chain link fences along Arkins Court on Nov. 30, 2020 in Denver. Over 100 people live in the camps that have been set up near the Platte River in the RiNo district. In a predawn operation that is expected to last for several days, Denver officials uprooted a large street camp where more than 100 people live in tents, tarps and cars. Those who live in the camp scrambled to find another place to go, saying city resources are stretched too thin to serve everyone in need.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA houseless woman cries as she desperately searches for her belongings as city crews use heavy equipment to put debris from the camps into dump trucks along Denargo street on Nov. 30, 2020 in Denver. Over 100 people live in the camps that have been set up near the Platte River in the RiNo district. In a predawn operation that is expected to last for several days, Denver officials uprooted a large street camp where more than 100 people live in tents, tarps and cars. Those who live in the camp scrambled to find another place to go, saying city resources are stretched too thin to serve everyone in need.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostHouseless people hurry to clean up their camps before crews take their belongings away along Arkins Court on November 30, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. Over 100 people live in the camps that have been set up near the Platte River in the RiNo district. In a predawn operation that is expected to last for several days, Denver officials uprooted a large street camp where more than 100 people live in tents, tarps and cars. Those who live in the camp scrambled to find another place to go, saying city resources are stretched too thin to serve everyone in need. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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A houseless woman cries as she desperately searches for her belongings as city crews use heavy equipment to put debris from the camps into dump trucks along Denargo street on Nov. 30, 2020 in Denver. Over 100 people live in the camps that have been set up near the Platte River in the RiNo district. In a predawn operation that is expected to last for several days, Denver officials uprooted a large street camp where more than 100 people live in tents, tarps and cars. Those who live in the camp scrambled to find another place to go, saying city resources are stretched too thin to serve everyone in need.
ExpandBy Helen H. Richardson | hrichardson@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Getting your player ready...
In a pre-dawn operation along the Platte River on Monday, Denver officials began uprooting a street camp where people live in tents, in parked cars and under tarps, telling them to move to another location.
Except most of the people there said they had nowhere else to live.
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