Asylum seekers had this powerful idea to help earthquake victims
 

Asylum seekers had this powerful idea to help earthquake victims
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A group of asylum seekers who live in a shelter in southern Italy have decided to donate some of their "pocket money" to victims of the devastating earthquake in central Italy.

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The coordinator of the shelter in Gioiosa Ionica, Giovanni Maiolo, said the centre's 75 asylum seekers and refugees wanted to make a "small, symbolic gesture of solidarity" to help people displaced by the 6.2-magnitude quake that killed at least 247 people.*

The so-called "pocket money" is the daily allowance that each asylum seeker receives for their personal expenses.* Read more...

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