AP PHOTOS: A family in Argentina scavenges for survival

AP PHOTOS: A family in Argentina scavenges for survival

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Deep inside the dumpsters of Buenos Aires, Elías Fernández, 27, sifts through for a living. A construction worker who lost his job in November and now sleeps with his children on the floor of a…

At the bottom of the trash cans of Buenos Aires, Elías Fernández, 27, searches among the waste to make a living. Fernández is a construction worker who lost his job in November and now sleeps with his children on the floor of a friend’s apartment. He is now a full-time collector, often accompanied by his teenage daughters, Morena and Valentina, and his little son Juan, who looks at it all with great eyes.

AP PHOTOS: A family in Argentina scavenges for survival - Regional Media News

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Deep inside the dumpsters of Buenos Aires, Elías Fernández, 27, sifts through for a living. A construction worker who lost his job in November and now sleeps with his children on the floor of a friend’s apartment, Fernández – often accompanied by his teenage daughters, Morena and Valentina, and his wide-eyed toddler son Juan — is a full-time scavenger. The Fernández family is part of a vast underground economy that…