People are offering their homes to those #StrandedinUS following the Paris attacks
Following the terrorist attacks that killed more than 120 people in Paris on Friday and prompted the closing of the France’s borders, residents of Paris began offering shelter to those left stranded in Paris, using the hashtag #PorteOuverte, or “Open Door,’’ on social media.
Soon after, Americans began using #StrandedinUS to offer a place to stay for travelers who are stranded in the United States, unable to return to France.
Amanda Hagen, a 34-year-resident of South Boston, is one of many Boston residents opening their homes.
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Hagen said she decided to offer her home as shelter because she travels a lot herself — she’s a traveling nurse, currently contracted at Boston Medical Center.
“If it ever happened to me, I’d never have the resources to put myself up in a hotel,’’ she said, saying she knows staying for an unknown amount of time at a hotel might not be doable for some people.
Hagen said she hasn’t done anything like this before.
“It’s a nice thing to do,’’ she said. “It’s an unfortunate thing that’s happening.’’
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