- The construction of emergency shelters for asylum seekers has already started in Zoutkamp, in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Dutch media NL Times reported.
- The shelters will be able to accommodate up to 700 asylum seekers who are waiting to start the asylum application procedure in the Ter Apel asylum centre.
- On Friday, an MP from the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy party resigned due to the “ice-cold” treatment of asylum seekers in the Netherlands.
Dutch begin emergency shelter construction for asylum seekers
