NH city rallies around refugees to banish bedbugs (AP)

AP – Harerimana Jeneroza, 27, from Burundi, sits with her son Aspenazi.in Manchester, N.H., Thursday, June … By HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press Writer Holly Ramer, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 35 mins ago MANCHESTER, N.H. – After all the officials took turns explaining a plan to end a bedbug infestation in an apartment building where mostly refugees live, Michel Ndayavugwi simply pointed to the young boy dozing in a chair in the back of the room. "He's sleeping because last night, he didn't sleep," Ndayavugwi said through an interpreter. "What can we do? Please, find for us good apartments and good housing ... so that our children will not sleep in the classroom." Ndayavugwi lives at Langdon Mill, a four-story brick building that's home to 16 families, most of them refugees from Somalia, Sudan and other African nations. The... [read full story]                    

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