London CNN —Asylum-seekers have been removed from a controversial barge in southern England after Legionella bacteria was discovered in the water – days after experts warned of the risk of infection.
Thirty-nine asylum-seekers disembarked the Bibby Stockholm barge, a UK Home Office spokesperson said in a statement Friday – just days after they were first housed in it.
Legionella bacteria, which is commonly found in water, and can cause Legionnaires’ disease, a serious lung infection.
The spokesperson said that no individuals on board the barge showed symptoms of Legionnaires’ and that the asylum-seekers were being provided with appropriate advice and support.
“The presence of life-threatening bacteria onboard the Bibby Stockholm is just another shocking revelation that we’ve seen unfold over the past few weeks.
Persons:
Bibby, Ben Birchall, Kolbassia Haoussou
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London CNN —, Bibby, Home, Channel, Fire Brigades Union, CNN
Locations:
England, Portland, Bibby Stockholm, Dorset, Portland , Dorset, Britain