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They also have spare rooms to accommodate the homeless.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>Speaking to Geo.tv, the center\u2019s imam, Mohammed Iqbal, said, \u201cIf there is need we will be open throughout the night and until needed. We have provided warm clothes to many homeless people but last night we realized those clothes aren\u2019t going to be enough so we now want to open our doors because they too deserve to stay in a place that is warm.\u201d<\/h4>\n<h4>He added, \u201cThis year, the weather has been really bad, the number of rough sleepers in the town has grown immensely so we really felt like this was the right thing to do.\u201d\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>On average, the mosque will shelter 10 to 15 people per night, including many youths. They will be kept company overnight by volunteers.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cVolunteers are primarily youth themselves, they wanted to help because they have heard about the homeless crisis in Greater Manchester and fentanyl death,\u201d Iqbal said.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cIf you know anyone who is homeless and sleeping out, then ring or bring them to EIC and we will provide them with shelter and food.\u201d\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>The \u2018Beast from the East\u2019 has hit Greater Manchester, bringing snow and bitterly cold temperatures to the region. The polar blast from Siberia has seen temperatures dip to around -6C. 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