'(24 May 2020) Outside a food bank in the Spanish capital Madrid, a queue goes around the block and it can take hours for people to reach the front of the line. Instead of standing for so long in the sun, many are using their shopping trolleys to mark their position in the queue. The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the most vulnerable in Aluche, a working district in south Madrid. A local neighbourhood association which would normally be campaigning to protect public schools has turned its efforts to distributing food to the district\'s most needy. The majority of the people in the queue are immigrants, many from Latin and South America. Among them is Lucio from Honduras who says he never expected he would have to ask for handouts. Today, 250 people will receive bags of fruit, vegetables, pulses, pasta and tinned produce from the Aluche association. Yesterday, 487 people received food parcels. According to organiser Yolanda Juarros, 1,270 people are now registered with the association. There was no such list two months ago. But unemployment in Madrid increased 11.3% in April, compared to March, affecting about 40,000 people. A total of 400,000 people are currently unemployed in the Madrid region. The sectors most affected were catering, domestic care and construction. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Google+: https://plus.google.com/b/102011028589719587178/+APArchive Tumblr: https://aparchives.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/3274874438d6460ab58920bfe2f534bd'
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