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Swedish migration agency considering housing refugees on ships

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s migration agency is considering using ships and housing platforms to house refugees on water as it struggles to cope with record numbers of asylum seekers.

Stranded Iranian migrants sit on rail tracks at the border between Greece and Macedonia  near the Greek village of Idomeni November 24, 2015. Photo: Reuters

Stranded Iranian migrants sit on rail tracks at the border between Greece and Macedonia near the Greek village of Idomeni November 24, 2015. Photo: Reuters

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STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s migration agency is considering using ships and housing platforms to house refugees on water as it struggles to cope with record numbers of asylum seekers.

“In order to fulfill the task of safeguarding asylum rights and to offer housing to asylum seekers, the Migration Agency has decided to seek framework agreements for accommodation on the water,” it said in a statement today (Nov 24).

Offers need to be submitted by Dec 3, the agency said, adding that the accommodation could open in the first quarter of 2016 or earlier. BLOOMBERG

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