Swedish authorities were called on Wednesday to remove a group of refugees who have refused to get off a bus after being taken to a village three days ago, saying it was “too cold†and isolated.
..The group refusing to get off the bus have complained about being in a forest dozens of kilometres from the nearest town, and many of them have demanded to be taken to a big city, or even to Germany.
“With the number of arrivals continuing to increase, the accommodations we can find are further and further away from the big cities,†Lofgren said, adding that cases of people refusing their relocation sites were still rare.
Sweden, with a population of 9.8 million, expects to receive up to 190,000 asylum applications this year, putting it among the EU states with the highest proportion of refugees per capita as the continent struggles with a massive number of displaced people.
But the country’s long, dark winter, where temperatures can fall as low as -30C, is a major challenge for people moving from warmer climes.
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..The group refusing to get off the bus have complained about being in a forest dozens of kilometres from the nearest town, and many of them have demanded to be taken to a big city, or even to Germany.
“With the number of arrivals continuing to increase, the accommodations we can find are further and further away from the big cities,†Lofgren said, adding that cases of people refusing their relocation sites were still rare.
Sweden, with a population of 9.8 million, expects to receive up to 190,000 asylum applications this year, putting it among the EU states with the highest proportion of refugees per capita as the continent struggles with a massive number of displaced people.
But the country’s long, dark winter, where temperatures can fall as low as -30C, is a major challenge for people moving from warmer climes.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
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