Migrants start sit-down hunger strike in Berlin

BERLIN-Migrants camping in Berlin have declared  a sit-down hunger strike, demanding more sunshine for their well being.

Earlier on Monday, the weather in Germany has become cold and rainy, a typical autumn weather. Berlin has a maritime temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. The cold and chilly weather starts from early autumn and last until late spring. During these period sunshine hours are close to 0 (well this is exaggerated).

"I came all the way from Pakistan and was expecting a day on the beach every day but not this miserable weather," says Muhammad Aziz who arrived in Berlin the week before. "Here we just have rain and a leaden sky. How should I live without sunshine."

Rafiq Abedin, a migrant from Bangladesh is also desperate. "How do people live here with no sunshine and long dark hours. I've heard under -20 degrees is possible in the winter. It makes me depressed", Abedin tears his hair in despair.

Most migrants who are from Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Bangladesh and well rarely Syria, are used to an arid climate or a tropical climate and are unfamiliar with long dark winters.

UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said the German weather is an unreasonable demand to the migrants and Germany should bring more sunshine and less rain to them.

The Mongrosso Press tried to ask the Deutscher Wetterdienst, a scientific agency that monitors weather and meteorological conditions over Germany about any plans to increase sunshine and create a milder winter to prevent further human crisis in Berlin. But they refused to give an interview.

Meanwhile, Aziz gave up striking and started his journey back to Bangladesh with other 3000 migrants.