Alicante, March 28 (EFE) – Sophie Mueller, a representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Spain, visited and supported a new reception center and temporary shelter for displaced Ukrainians located in the city building. of Light in Alicante, which tomorrow will be able to open its doors with a capacity of 495 people.
Müller visited the temporary facilities that opened ten days ago next to General Dr. Balmis Hospital and also the final center of Ciudad de la Luz, including the kitchens of Alicante Gastronómica Solidaria, which prepares breakfast, lunch and dinner for the displaced.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to visit the center in the coming days, the third to open for Ukrainians fleeing the horrors of war. He is joined by Pozuelo de Alarcon (Madrid) and Barcelona before waiting for him, who will soon be out in Malaga.
The new temporary reception and asylum center in Ciudad de la Luz is designed so that newly arrived Ukrainians can spend 24 to 72 hours, although this period may be extended exceptionally, depending on the visit of the General’s Minister of Justice. , Gabriela Bravo.
The annex covers 7,600 square feet, of which 6,200 are for three- and six-bed rooms to ensure family unity, according to Bravo, who describes in detail that there are 1,400 dining and play areas, with a lounge area that includes small artificial grass. football field.
The area covers 120 square meters for the receiver, 90 for PCR, 150 for the generals and 150 for the Red Cross, which runs the center and whose provincial president, Francisco Galvani, gave a presentation to the press.
The cost, about 900,000 euros via Tragsa, has been significantly reduced as the infrastructure already belongs to the general when the field hospital was rebuilt from the Kovid-19 pandemic to this humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
Source: El Diario
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