Migrants living in squalor in Chlorakas | Cyprus Mail

We visited the St. Nicolas Elegant Residence in Chlorakas near Paphos, which has been occupied by migrants for over a year now - though in fact the situation seems to have changed in the days since we visited.

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[coffee]

There are large green/blue/brown bins on the streets, there really is no need to simply dump everything in the courtyard. If they respected their chosen home, they would at least keep it clean and tidy, instead they've turned it into a bombsite!

[nicholashadjipetrou]

What dobypu expect 8%of the population is asylum seekers ' illegal immigrants ' this is very sad for you but how can you expect Cypriots who earn avarage 1200 euro a month, cant afford rent and food to pay for you aswell. If you were at 1% asylum seekers as it was agreed then we wpuldnt have this problem. Instead you have people from countries that has no war and you are economic migrants., i am sorry but Africa and Arabs has nearly 3 billion population, 2billion are below the poverty line... we should take 2 billion? How will we pay for you all? Where will you all live? You must fix the problems in your own countries and fight for your rights

[Narya-mjqb]

They live there and didn’t even think to clean up the place! They don’t care why would we?

[littlemisss]

these are awful living conditions, why dont they clear up the rubbish at least?
The goverment needs to do something with these people if they are there illegally and or sort out their asylum claims.

[SharpElbows]

they should put them in the north, there are plenty of stolen greek houses still in tact

[Fooltastic]

A lot of these apartments were sold to foreigners as investments, they were used by the owners for holidays and also let out as hotel apartments.

Due to the financial crisis some people paid over 120000 euros for these apartments to be built.

I have no idea how privately owned apartments were allocated to asylum seekers without consultation but Alpha Panareti had a lot to do with it I guess.

My parents had one of these in the upper area and were never asked if their apartment could be used, and now it is destroyed.

God knows how many peoples life savings and investments have been reduced to zero by this mess.

It's a horrible situation for all involved

[williamforrest]

This place was not called st Nicholas ellegant residents for nothing, it must of been more than decent before these people started to live there. They destroyed the place and everything around it. It looks like a rubbish dump. For them not to have electricity and water it must be because of their own doings.
Cyprus is struggling as it is and this lady is complaining that the country hasn't been offering her a job etc. All you could hear is just negativity and it comes from someone that left her own country and went to another. These people should be humble and grateful of what is offered to them. By the way, we didn't ask you to come to Cyprus, the doors are open to you, no one has forced you to stay!

[stephanoscharalambous]

Why don't we just give you the keys to the country

[katywebb]

No war in Syria africa india or pakistan... Send them home!

[lynnecromack]

Looks like they have absolutely trashed a nice complex in Chlorokas, which is an expensive area. Yet they want more and for free ?

[myragamgoum]

Go home and let your gov pay bloody cheek

[aleksnarjanen]

Been there in 2020 as a tourist, this place was clean and in good condition.. but now is fully destroyed? How this happened, why realty owners and local government did nothing?

[paulharris]

Somebody told them they would be going to 10 star hotels and all free.

[sarahjane]

So why have these people left their country ????

[aist]

if we are from Ukraine it is 360 deferent life.. 5 * hotels

[georginastride]

Very sad - that this is going on in a European country

[mariaioannidou-pieterse]

Have people forgotton how many Cypriots, Europeans, etc. left Cyprus decades ago to live in Africa/South Africa/zimbabwe etc.? and other African countries for 'better opportunities?'

[carlosmango]

SOLAR PANEL 66CM BY 50 CM. YOU CAN CHARGE LIGHTS AND PHONES TRUCK BATTERY RADIOS . PAY MONEY MY FRIENDS I CHARGE YOUR PHONES ON SOLAR.. YOU CAN TELL YOUR FRIENDS. SOLAR PANEL MEANS COINS EVERY DAY

[repulsewarriorx]

...for my compatriots i am ashamed because i know Cypriots as giving people, and by having known the same pain, (Cypriots still torn and divided).

Thank-you CM, tough to look at; more please.

[p.c-]

100% sure they already have better house than the one they had in their country's