Life is hard for the residents of Skid Row, a permanent slum at the heart of Los Angeles, one of the richest cities in one of the richest countries in the world.
There thousands of people live on the streets in tents and shabby constructions, with some people even sleeping in the open on discarded mattresses.
The Row itself is spread.across nearly 60 city blocks in Los Angeles, a city wracked by crisis with around 70,000 people living homeless.
