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‘I wish we’d died in the sea’: Refugees complain of poor health in Greek camps
[RUDAW.NET] Living for months in these tents and warehouses has made the lives of Kurdish refugees so difficult they say there is little difference between the camps on the Greece-Macedonia border and the war-torn places they fled.
| What's the word for 'ingrate' in Arabic? |
Skin and physical diseases are easy to detect, but it is the psychological impact that makes the life increasingly unbearable for the refugees.
| Perhaps you should go back home... |
An older Kurdish old man who fled Syria thinks death itself in his country of origin would have been a better choice for him and his family than this refugee camp in Greece.
"I wished we had died in the sea. I prefer to have died from Assad’s bombardment instead of ending up in this life here. It has been six or seven months that we and our children lived in this camp. We need at least seven years in Europe to recover from the suffering we endured during these past seven months," he said.
| Seven years with expenses, a housing allowance, a car, and death to infidels... |
A young man, again from Syrian Kurdistan, said camp life is causing mental health issues. "Some have almost lost their mind. Nobody is offering a helping hand. If you try to talk to these people, they go crazy."
| Young man, why aren't you back home fighting for your people? |
Others complain that they receive only very basic healthcare, insufficient even to treat skin diseases in the camp, let alone more serious health conditions.
One two-year child has fluid on the brain. His father is in Germany. He is in the camp with his mother and sister ‐ all waiting to reunite in Europe.
"There are many cases like this in here," his mother said. "They are helping no one. Some have kidney failure. Some need treatment for heart problems. The people face many challenges and nobody seems to care about it."
| Folks, Greece is a poor country. Whatever you get is going to be thin soup. |
Posted by: Fred 2016-09-17 |
