Two different groups of asylum
seekers have staged protests against their accommodations in
Sardinia, officials said Wednesday.
One group of 40 asylum seekers spent two nights on a bus
rather than be transferred to a remote countryside facility,
which they said was far too isolated.
The Sassari prefect, the police chief, and the local mayor
met with the protesting refugees, who finally got off the bus on
Wednesday after officials agreed to relocate them somewhere
else.
In a separate incident, 88 refugees housed in a former
retirement home in the northern Sardinia town of Valledoria
complained they are not getting enough food, and what they do
receive is substandard.
As well, the refugees said they have yet to receive the
2.50 euros per diem authorities promised them.
They have been getting food vouchers, which however are
only redeemable at one shop in town.
Local residents have reportedly sympathized with the
refugees' plight, donating food and beverages of their own
accord.
"The kids began complaining last Friday, saying the food
wasn't refrigerated," explained Mayor Salvatore Terzitta, who
had reportedly opposed the relocation of the migrants to his
town.
"They've been complaining about the quantity as well as the
quality of the food," he added.
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