lundi 28 décembre 2015

Spain: a migrant hits the jackpot for Christmas

Ngame est arrivé en Espagne, il y a huit ans
Arrived in the country eight years ago, Ngame spent his time chained temporary jobs. Today, the wheel turns for Senegalese 35 years.
Every Christmas season, its share of stories. This time the magic of the holidays filled a Senegalese, arrived in Spain aboard a makeshift boat. Refugee 35 years has won some 400 000 to the largest lottery organized in the world, announced the local newspaper La Voz de Almeria.
In the columns of the newspaper, Ngame admits he "does not believe it"! "If I told you that I did not even have five euros in his pocket" exclaimed this inhabitant of Roquetas de Mar, currently seeking employment.
"A true blessing" for the city
There are eight, Ngame arrived on the Spanish island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, aboard a makeshift boat. Accompanied by his wife, he then joined Almeria. "We were 65 people on board and it is thanks to the Spaniards that we are here, they had saved us when we were already in the water," he told reporters, referring to the sinking of his ship.
If the jackpot is a relief for the refugee who chained temporary jobs is also "a blessing" to the town of Roquetas de Mar, says a deputy mayor. For Ngame is not the only one to hit the jackpot in this agricultural town of 92,000 inhabitants. The city imposes itself as the winner of El Gordo, the name of the famous Christmas lottery. In total, its residents will share some € 640 million, says The Guardian. A nice Christmas present while the unemployment rate of this town reaches 30%.

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