Calls for children housed in flimsy tents to be transferred as soon as possible as temperatures plummet across continent The British government has been urged to step up efforts to transfer lone child refugees from other parts of Europe, as temperatures plunged below freezing across the south of the continent. Thousands of refugees are still housed in flimsy tents, without proper flooring, at risk of freezing to death from the arctic blast across Europe that has brought temperatures to -15C (5F) in Greece and as low as -20C in Serbia and Hungary. Related: Greece: severe weather places refugees at risk and government under fire Related: Greece: severe weather places refugees at risk and government under fire Continue reading...
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