The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Now Berlin turns to tents to house refugees Berlin has turned to huge tents and shipping containers to shelter growing numbers of refugees. With winter approaching, city politicians have called on the federal government for help. https://www.thelocal.de/20141023/german-cities-overwhelmed-by-refugee-numbers Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:30:00 +0200 german-cities-overwhelmed-by-refugee-numbers