Zoltan Berki Sr, 55, searches for firewood in an old abandoned house in Ozd, Hungary, December 19, 2020. To Zoltan Berki Sr. pollution means chest pain and coughs, but cold is a more imminent danger. "We collect what we find and take it home to burn," Berki said. "They heat up nicely, and we can't afford to buy anything." REUTERS/Marton Monus
SAJONEMETI, Hungary (Reuters) - Zoltan Berki usually wakes up before dawn, as his five small children sleep next door, to feed the old iron furnace that stands in a wall cavity to warm up both rooms. This is the only part of his house that he can afford to heat during winter.
Come rain or shine, Berki, a stocky 28-year-old Roma man, cycles an hour to work to save on the bus fare, so he is up anyway.
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