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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Piroschka van de Wouw

Dutch PM "ashamed" of asylum failings as MSF steps in

Refugees wait outside at the main reception centre for asylum seekers, in Ter Apel, Netherlands August 26, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday said he was "ashamed" of problems at the country's centre for processing asylum requests as humanitarian group Medecins sans Frontieres sent in a team to assist with migrants' medical needs.

His government announced a series of measures intended to address the problems at the Ter Apel centre, where hundreds of asylum seekers have been sleeping rough in recent weeks.

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