Climate
Spin Time Labs in Rome: Over 200 Displaced Sleep in Tents During Extreme Heat
Since their eviction on July 29, 2026, over 200 former residents of Spin Time Labs — a ten-story social housing center in Rome's Esquilino neighborhood — have been sleeping in tents outside the building during an extreme heat wave. A minor fire triggered the building's closure and two court seizure orders. The property owner refused Rome's city government buyout offer, preventing residents from returning. One child among the displaced has been hospitalized this week with respiratory difficulties. Rome authorities and Caritas are urgently searching for alternative housing solutions.