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Twenty-one Romas have been taken into emergency accommodation after being evicted from a house in south Belfast. Twenty-one Romas, including children and infants, have been taken into emergency accommodation after being evicted from a house in south Belfast.
It is understood the three families were asked to leave by their landlord. The three families were asked to leave by their landlord.
Some of the residents in the house had only recently returned to NI after being targeted in a series of racist attacks earlier this year. Some of the residents in the house had only recently returned to Northern Ireland after being targeted in a series of racist attacks in June.
It is thought the dispute centres on rental payments and concerns around the safety of electricity and plumbing in the accommodation. It is thought rental payments and the landlord's concerns about safety in the dwelling were the main issues disputed.
BBC reporter Ciaran Tracey said bare cables, sewage and damp problems were clearly visible inside the house.
Bernie Kelly, from Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, said: "We felt it was unsafe and we have moved the families to temporary accommodation.
"We are meeting in the morning and we are going to look at longer term plans for them."