BBCNEWS Newsday June 4, 2024 23:09:00
Ahmed, who left manston yesterday — described the difficult conditions he'd endured there over three weeks. ahmed is not his real name. he wanted to remain anonymous for his own safety. translation: i slept on the floor. a lot of people were there. in one big tent, there were maybe 130 people. it was cold, we can't go to the toilet, we can't take a shower, take a bath, we don't have any clothes. we are not animals. you can't eat or sleep, and i couldn't call my family to tell them i was ok. it was like a zoo. the makeshift processing centre at manstons is about 20 miles from dover. up to a t...