This morning we told you about an abandoned shopping center on the outskirts of Krakow, Poland, which has been converted into a temporary relief center to accommodate more refugees in the city.
More than 1.8 million Ukrainians have moved to Poland alone since the start of the conflict, and the country is under pressure to accept so many refugees.
The centre, which closed six months ago, initially had a capacity of 400 people, but they have room to expand even more, says BBC’s Dan Johnson, who is based there.
It aims to take the strain off the city’s creaky facilities and resources and alleviate the housing shortage where refugees have to sleep on the floor of the city’s train station.
Karol Pytlarski of the city’s municipal welfare center says the refugee center already has 100 people and is likely to be full today.
“Our main goal is to help people returning from the war as much as possible, we are trying [make them] feel a little like [they’re at] home to give them a rest so that they can experience, gather and think about the future.
Some of the empty shops in the center have been turned into kitchens… Image caption: Some of the empty shops in the center have been turned into kitchens… a place to sleep… Image caption: ..a place to sleep…..and a playroom for kids Caption Image: …and children’s playroom