(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 06 - Hundreds of homeless people who lived in some Cornish hotels during the coronavirus epidemic have been expelled to make way for government officials, police and paying guests who will participate in the G7 summit from 11 June in Carbis Bay . The NGO Disc Newquay denounced it, as reported by the Guardian. "Most of the hotel rooms in the area have been booked in bulk for the G7," said Monique Collins, manager of the charity. "All the people who were staying in hotels in Camborne, Redruth, Truro, St Austelle Newquay have been relocated," he said.
Police have booked more than 4,000 rooms in nearly 200 locations in Devon and Cornwall. The Cabinet Office, the government office, also made hundreds of reservations but pointed out that they are all rooms that were already available.
According to local authorities, some 130 homeless people have been relocated from hotels to make way for paying guests, a move unrelated to the G7 summit. "It is a seasonal problem, exacerbated by the high number of people we are supporting due to the pandemic," is written in a statement from the Cornish Council which states that some homeless people have chosen not to accept the offer of another accommodation. (HANDLE).