Karen Hopwood and Jim Eynon have welcomed three generations of the same family into their home
On the hottest day of the year, five adults and two children are packed inside a semi-detached house in Radcliffe. It's gone 5pm but the temperature is still a sweltering 30C.
READ MORE: Terrified mum and son sleep on church floors for two months as they flee war-torn Ukraine for Manchester Conditions were gruelling and for Munadil, an asthmatic, the heat and pollen made him constantly ill, while he suffered a painful knee injury following a bad fall. Jim, a retired civil servant, explained: “We watched a lot of the news and that was heartrending anyway, then it got very personal. It’s a big decision to make but they’re lovely."
As Munadil holds an Iraqi passport - from where he moved to Ukraine more than a decade ago - his situation is slightly different to that of his wife and children. They are due to start in September and Karen, who works as a teacher herself, has taken out library books to prepare the children for their studies. She has also been teaching both Amir and Ariana how to bake.
“They were like scared little rabbits on the first day. When I heard them giggling two days later, I could tell they were settling in.” "We see images from home but we don't know anything about what is going on. Everyone in Manchester has been so helpful and friendly since we arrived."
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