Polish cities feel the strain of helping Ukrainian refugees
Local leaders say they urgently need more funds to address housing crunch and build schools.
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Local leaders say they urgently need more funds to address housing crunch and build schools.
In view of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the importance of building strong self-governing local communities can’t be stressed enough, believes Senator Zygmunt Frankiewicz, head of the Association of Polish Cities (ZMP). INTERVIEW BY EWA BONIECKA
Narrative is evolving on that side. thank you so much for being with us. again, the book entitled weird, what -- >> speaking in south carolina, saying exactly what you expect, that putin would not have invaded ukraine had he been president. plus, a view of the refugee crisis from the front lines. ukraine's neighbors struggling to help the millions crossing their borders as reported tonight by lisa haaland of sky news. >> so many refugees have come to the polish capital, and because the authorities are so stretched, they're having to provide more permanent accommodation, or bust people to other...
What can i say, she says. it was so hard to hold my children's hands in case they fell, and carry the luggage. her 11-year-old, she reveals, is recovering from an operation, after being born with deformed feet. she got here guiding one of her children, who is barely able to walk. others at the shelter in need medical help. a young girl is on a drip, dehydrated after the exhaustion of the journey to poland, now made by 1 million and a half people. >> the problem now, because so many refugees have come to the polish capital -- because the authorities are so stretched, they are having to provide ...
Autistic. what can i say, she says, it was so hard trying to hold my children's hands in case they fell and carry the luggage. then she reveals the 11-year-old is recovering from an operation after being born with deformed feet. she got here gliding one of her children who is barely able to walk. others at the shelter need medical help. a young girl is on a drip, dehydrated after exhaustion of the journey to poland. now made by a million-and-a-half people. so the problem now because so many refugees have come to the polish capital, because the authorities are so stretched, they're having to pr...