It is busy tonight at the registration center in Ter Apel. It is unclear whether everyone has a place to sleep for the night.
A spokesperson for the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) said around 11 p.m. that it is unclear whether everyone will be given a place to sleep. “We are currently working hard to accommodate everyone. This could take all evening. Tomorrow morning we can give a picture of how the efforts have turned out.”
People may still be transferred to emergency shelters in Zuidbroek and Stadskanaal.
Last week it was announced that the Eurohal in Zuidbroek in Groningen will be an emergency shelter for up to five hundred people. The location will remain in use for six months, which can be extended by a maximum of six months. For some time now, the Zoutkamp in Groningen has also had a temporary ‘waiting room’ where people can stay for a few days until their asylum application is registered.
The municipality of Aa en Hunze announced tonight that it could accommodate fifty asylum seekers in a location near Gieten. People can stay there from mid-October to December this year.
