Ukrainian refugees will have to leave the ferry this weekend
Since the beginning of the war, more than 6,000 Ukrainian refugees have lived on board the ferry Méditerranée. However, they will have to leave the ship this Friday. The Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture indicates that it is looking for accommodation solutions.
several weeks, 6,080 Ukrainian refugees have since been living on board the Mediterranean ferry in Marseille. An emergency solution that is coming to an end. Indeed, the boat of the company Corsica Linea must resume service with the arrival of the summer season.
This deadline does not take the competent authorities by surprise. “The agreement linking the State to the shipowner expires on Friday, explains the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture in a press release. Stating that this device was “a transitional reception solution”.
As for the next drop point of the Ukrainian refugees, no official communication has been made. However, the prefecture ensures that it is looking for more sustainable accommodation solutions. According to information from BFM Marseille Provence, they should be taken to other, less saturated regions.
Saturated accommodation centers in the region
The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region is the second in France to welcome the most Ukrainian nationals since the start of the war. They are currently 16,000, including 3,400 in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Here too, places are becoming rarer, most collective accommodation centers being saturated, according to the prefecture. As for reception in private homes, it remains in the minority and is running out of steam in the department.
The objective of the next few days is therefore to find accommodation solutions for Ukrainian families. In addition to the transfer of families to other regions, rehousing in apartments/hotels can also be a solution.