The controversial accommodation on an English barge was short-lived: because pathogens appeared, the asylum seekers left it again.
The “Bibby Stockholm” is referred to by human rights organizations as a “prison ship”. – Keystone
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39 asylum seekers have left the barge “Bibby Stockholm”.The reason for this is a pathogen.Actually, 500 people are to be accommodated there in the future.
After their controversial accommodation on a barge in England, 39 migrants have left the accommodation because a pathogen was found. All asylum seekers have now been brought by the “Bibby Stockholm” and relocated to alternative accommodation, the British Home Office said on Friday evening, according to the PA news agency.
Britain accommodated 39 migrants on the barge in the southern English city of Portland for the first time this week.
However, legionella levels were found in samples from the water system, necessitating further investigation.
500 people are to be accommodated
The migrants should therefore be disembarked as a precaution, even if, according to the ministry, none of them had shown any symptoms of illness. Legionella can cause illnesses ranging from flu-like symptoms to severe pneumonia.
The British government wants to accommodate a total of up to 500 people on the “Bibby Stockholm” until a decision is made on their asylum procedure. Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to use this to both solve a space problem when accommodating migrants and avoid high hotel room costs.
The criticism of the accommodation grew after the legionella levels found. Former Brexit Secretary David Davis told BBC Radio 4 on Saturday that the evacuation of the migrants showed the “appalling incompetence of the Home Office”. The opposition spoke of an “extremely worrying matter” and called for a review.
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2023-08-12 11:10:54
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