Refugees relocated due to strong winds
2 years ago

Refugees relocated due to strong winds

NL Times  

The inhabitants of the Marnewaard temporary shelter for refugees in Zoutkamp, Groningen are being relocated to different facilities due to strong winds. “Because of the strong winds and the weather forecast from yesterday and the upcoming days, the safety in the pavilions is under pressure,” according to a spokesperson. To help ease the burden in Ter Apel, available places being sought in other COA locations for the refugees from Marnewaard or for people who are new arrivals who have just or will soon show up at the main reception center in Ter Apel. The temporarily vacated shelter is meant as a waiting location for new asylum seekers who arrive in Ter Apel, which was repeatedly overcrowded throughout the year.

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More young refugees arrive in Ter Apel, housing crisis continues
1 year, 3 months ago

More young refugees arrive in Ter Apel, housing crisis continues

Dutch News  

The number of young asylum seekers without parents at the Ter Apel registration centre in Groningen topped 350 earlier this week, almost seven times the number the location is equipped to deal with, settlement agency COA said. In total, 1,852 unaccompanied minors registered at Ter Apel in the first six months of this year, some 700 more than in the …

More young refugees arrive in Ter Apel, housing crisis continues
1 year, 3 months ago

More young refugees arrive in Ter Apel, housing crisis continues

Dutch News  

The number of young asylum seekers without parents at the Ter Apel registration centre in Groningen topped 350 earlier this week, almost seven times the number the location is equipped to deal with, settlement agency COA said. In total, 1,852 unaccompanied minors registered at Ter Apel in the first six months of this year, some 700 more than in the …

150 migrants moved from overcrowded Dutch asylum center
2 years, 4 months ago

150 migrants moved from overcrowded Dutch asylum center

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Authorities moved 150 migrants Thursday …

120 people left to sleep on chairs at Ter Apel refugee centre
2 years, 7 months ago

120 people left to sleep on chairs at Ter Apel refugee centre

Dutch News  

Around 120 people were again forced to sleep on chairs and on the floor in a waiting room at the Ter Apel refugee reception centre in Groningen on Monday night because of a shortage of beds. ‘People are sitting on plastic chairs which have been glued to the ground,’ a spokesman for refugee aid group Vluchtelingenwerk told broadcaster NOS. It …

120 people left to sleep on chairs at Ter Apel refugee centre
2 years, 7 months ago

120 people left to sleep on chairs at Ter Apel refugee centre

Dutch News  

Around 120 people were again forced to sleep on chairs and on the floor in a waiting room at the Ter Apel refugee reception centre in Groningen on Monday night because of a shortage of beds. ‘People are sitting on plastic chairs which have been glued to the ground,’ a spokesman for refugee aid group Vluchtelingenwerk told broadcaster NOS. It …

Asylum seekers in former Utrecht casino go to Kamp Zeist
2 years, 8 months ago

Asylum seekers in former Utrecht casino go to Kamp Zeist

NL Times  

The two hundred refugees that Utrecht took over from the reception center in Ter Apel at the end of last month will be housed from Sunday in the former military complex Kamp van Zeist. The executive board of the municipality informed the city council in a letter that the refugees will be brought to Kamp van Zeist in coordination with …

Ter Apel refugee centre is at crisis point, says local safety board chief
3 years, 2 months ago

Ter Apel refugee centre is at crisis point, says local safety board chief

Dutch News  

The situation at the Ter Apel refugee registration centre is so serious that the Groningen regional safety board has told the government it can no longer cope, current affairs show Nieuwsuur reported on Wednesday evening. The safety board has invoked an Article 51 procedure which is usually confined to crises and disasters and ‘that is where we are at the …

Almere gets tent camp to house 450 refugees as housing crisis worsens
3 years, 2 months ago

Almere gets tent camp to house 450 refugees as housing crisis worsens

Dutch News  

Soldiers were drafted in to put up marquees as emergency accommodation for 450 refugees in Almere this weekend. All refugee centres in the Netherlands are currently full, including emergency centres and people have been sleeping on chairs and camp beds in Ter Apel, where all new arrivals report to be registered. The shortage of accommodation is due both an increase …

Almere gets tent camp to house 450 refugees as housing crisis worsens
3 years, 2 months ago

Almere gets tent camp to house 450 refugees as housing crisis worsens

Dutch News  

Soldiers were drafted in to put up marquees as emergency accommodation for 450 refugees in Almere this weekend. All refugee centres in the Netherlands are currently full, including emergency centres and people have been sleeping on chairs and camp beds in Ter Apel, where all new arrivals report to be registered. The shortage of accommodation is due both an increase …

Ter Apel councillors call for action as refugee centre overflows
3 years, 2 months ago

Ter Apel councillors call for action as refugee centre overflows

Dutch News  

Too many asylum seekers are staying in emergency accommodation next to the Ter Apel registration centre and urgent action is needed, local councillors have told broadcaster RTV Noord. The Ter Apel registration centre is the first port of call for all asylum seekers when they arrive in the Netherlands and the tents are where they wait while they are registered …

Ter Apel councillors call for action as refugee centre overflows
3 years, 2 months ago

Ter Apel councillors call for action as refugee centre overflows

Dutch News  

Too many asylum seekers are staying in emergency accommodation next to the Ter Apel registration centre and urgent action is needed, local councillors have told broadcaster RTV Noord. The Ter Apel registration centre is the first port of call for all asylum seekers when they arrive in the Netherlands and the tents are where they wait while they are registered …

New asylum seekers will be put up in tents, justice ministry officials say
4 years, 9 months ago

New asylum seekers will be put up in tents, justice ministry officials say

Dutch News  

There will be emergency accommodation for asylum seekers arriving in the Netherlands after all but the Ter Apel reception centre in Groningen will remain closed to new arrivals, justice ministry officials say. On Sunday, the ministry said that new refugees arriving in the Netherlands will not be admitted to official residential centres from Monday because of the coronavirus threat. Junior …

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