First refugees arrive in tiny Catalan villages under repopulation plan

Orwa Skafe, who fled Syria seven years ago, is among those given jobs and a home in attempt to revive rural areas It's been a long journey since Orwa Skafe fled the war in Syria seven years ago but thanks to an innovative resettlement scheme he's found peace in a tiny village 900 metres (3,000ft) up in the Pyrenees. He is one of the first to benefit from a Catalan government programme to relocate refugees in depopulated villages. The programme, called Operation 500 because it involves villages w...