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Dutch councils urged to offer emergency shelter for asylum seekers

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The appeal follows a night in which several dozen people slept outside the asylum registration centre in Ter Apel.

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The Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) has called on councils to offer emergency accommodation for asylum seekers at short notice, according to Dutch news agency ANP. [1]

Several dozen people slept outside the asylum registration centre in Ter Apel overnight from Thursday to Friday, ANP reported. The VNG described the situation as distressing. [1]

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