States Of Emergency Over Homeless Crisis Some major US cities are struggling to manage rising homeless populations which have spread beyond the areas known as Skid Row. 00:46, UK, Sunday 27 December 2015 Play video "Skid Row 'Is An Absolute Disaster'" Video: Skid Row 'Is An Absolute Disaster' Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on Whatsapp Share by email By Greg Milam, US Correspondent A growing number of American cities are declaring states of emergency in the fight to cure a spreading epidemic of homelessness. The cities of Portland, Denver and Seattle - along with the entire state of Hawaii - have become the latest to take extreme measures. The city of Los Angeles stopped just short of declaring its own state of emergency but campaigners say what is happening there is "the worst manmade disaster in the US". The 50-block area of downtown LA known as Skid Ro...
