Berlin struggles to handle refugee influx from Ukraine
15 March 2022 |
3:06 pm
Authorities in Berlin say they are struggling to cope with the massive influx of Ukrainian refugees arriving in the German capital. City officials called on the federal government to help transfer thousands of people to other parts of the country.
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