Mushroom: If the government does not start preparing for regional divisions by Tuesday, Prague will close the center
There is no longer any accommodation capacity in Prague and, according to the mayor, there are four times more refugees per capita than in some other regions. Due to the overcrowding, a tent town had to be established in Troja.
Hřib sent a letter to Prime Minister Petr Fial (ODS) a few days ago, in which he called for a solution.
The KACP serves the metropolis and Central Bohemia, and since the beginning of the Russian invasion at the end of February, it has handled over 84,000 refugees.
“With regard to the fulfillment of the city’s capacity, the crisis staff recommends the closure of the KACP in our city, unless the Czech government starts preparations for a relocation mechanism based on regional stratification of accommodation, education and medical care capacities by Tuesday, May 17,” said Hřib.
According to him, the state has enough information about how many refugees, places for accommodation, jobs or medical care options in which region.
“The data model presented to the governors confirmed that Prague was the only one who was there in the third stage, and we are moving towards the fourth stage. That is, I really need Prime Minister Fiala to start solving this unprecedented crisis, “said Hřib.
The mayor expects a signal from the government by Tuesday that the problem of overcrowded capacities in the metropolis has begun to be solved.
“Of course there should be a realistic timetable, but at the moment we expect it to be resolved at all. This affects the population in a serious and very significant way. I am convinced that the government has the tools (solutions) and needs to come up with them, “said Hřib.
According to the mayor, the problem of deployment to other regions does not only concern refugees who now reside at the main railway station and for whom a tent is being built in Troja. “It is necessary to solve the rest,” Hřib added.
The capital is now dealing mainly with problems with Roman refugees living at the main train station. According to civic initiatives, hundreds of people live in undignified conditions there.
There are now 70 beds for refugees in the Fant’s building of the main railway station, which were provided by the Railway Administration, and up to 210 more people can sleep in the attached seat train.
All capacities are often full, some refugees sleep on the ground.
The Czech Republic has so far issued 338,830 temporary protection visas to people who fled Ukraine before the Russian invasion.
In about three months of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict, 235,550 refugees reported to the foreign police. Children under the age of 15, who according to the latest figures make up about a third of refugees, do not have to register.