Hundreds of asylum seekers camped in front of the reception center in Ter Apelin north of the netherlands, They have been moved to other locations around the country, officials said.

OUR Red Cross and a dutch addition Doctors Without Borders (Doctors Without Borders – MSF) warned of an impending humanitarian emergency at a reception center in Ter-Appel, a village near the city Groningenin outer space which are more than 700 people sleptoften for almost three weeks, hoping to get housing while their case is pending.

“Late yesterday evening, hundreds of people were taken by bus to other reception points in the country,” said Mr. Leon Weldrepresentative of the Dutch Refugee Agency (COA).

“We hope that the situation gradually returns to normal,” he told AFP.

However, according to Saturday’s Dutch newspapers, dozens of people remain at the scene, mostly out of fear of losing their place in line.

At the country’s main reception center, AFP correspondents yesterday saw hundreds of asylum seekers sitting on the ground under makeshift tents, next to a row of filthy chemical toilets and no other equipment.

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte he acknowledged that there were “shameful scenes” at the center and that mistakes had been made, promising a “structural solution” to the problem.

Last night, the Dutch government announced measures to deal with this crisis, which is related to the shortage of staff in COA and the lack of housing in the Netherlands.

O 16000 people whose asylum application has been granted, so they are homeless and forced to stay in reception centres.

A country should not, for example, accept the arrival of the families of those who have been granted asylum if it has not found accommodation for them.

The Dutch government has also promised to open more collection points – a facility that could be made available to the military, a 200-seat ship in Arnhem and facilities at the Delft University of Technology.