A refugee who fled the war-torn Middle East after her relatives were killed says life in Hull is ‘the same’ as Iraq.Intesar Hassan, 55, was sent to East Yorkshire with her children by the UN in 2012 as she fled war in Iraq and Syria.Since arriving in the city, the mother says she has been left mostly bed bound and reliant on a wheelchair, after enduring squalor at her home and having to wash in her kitchen sink.The mother-of-four says her life in Hull is in fact ‘hell’, adding: ‘When I think about Iraq and Hull, they are the same to me.’When I came here my health conditions worsened and are getting worse day by day in this house.’I cannot walk, talk or eat due to the conditions I am living in. All night long I worry about the house.’ Mother-of-four Intesar Hassan, who is mostly confined to her bed, says Hull is ‘the same’ as Iraq. After fleeing two conflicts and seeking refuge in the North East, she is looking for the council to provide a home that is more accessible for her disabilitiesMs Hassan and her children moved to Syria after her relatives were killed in the Iraq… Read full this story
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