It is not yet clear where West Flemish emergency villages will come

For example, the 13 municipalities in the Kortrijk region are still looking for a suitable location. Bruges already has two large grass meadows in mind. And the city is also preparing a second vacant monastery.

A textile company from Oedelem donates 100 duvet covers for the reception of Ukrainian refugees. About twenty can go to the empty Capuchin Monastery in the Boeveriestraat next week. The Karmelklooster in Schutterstraat was also made available earlier.

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The construction of emergency container villages has already started in Mechelen and Antwerp. There will also be five in West Flanders. Bruges keeps two fallow grass meadows as a location. The city does not want to say where they are for the time being.

The criteria that an emergency village must meet are not less: there must be room for 250 residential units with a surface area of ​​at least 20 square meters. Public transport and schools in the area also play a role.

There will be 15 emergency villages throughout Flanders. This week the money for the construction and operation of the emergency villages would be released.