Dutch deal on refugee shelters
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THE Netherlands will double the number of beds and shelters for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers in a deal with local authorities, officials said yesterday amid a burgeoning refugee crisis.
Some 24,000 places will be made available to people who have already been granted residence in the country, while another 42,500 spaces will be created for new asylum-seekers.
Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and poverty mainly in the Middle East and Africa have landed on European shores in recent months.
Some 46,000 people are already being housed in shelters for asylum-seekers in the Netherlands and a total of about 60,000 refugees are expected to arrive by the end of the year.
“The government and the local authorities have reached an agreement to confront the problems of housing, education and integration linked to the flow of asylum-seekers into the Netherlands,” the government said in a statement.
More money is being put on the table for local authorities to help integrate the new immigrants. And short-term solutions are also being sought to ensure children can still be educated.
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