The German government is reportedly struggling to find housing for the large number of migrants that have arrived in the country in previous years ; the need for long - term housing solutions is pressing as winter is approaching and at least 42,000 refugees are still living in Germany . They’re also planning to put people up in Tempelhof airport, a Nazi-built structure that served as a lifeline for West Berlin during the post-war Soviet blockade, and in the former ICC congress center. Hamburg recently took the step of seizing commercial space in order to house migrants , and other cities may follow suit as the pressure grows . Reports suggest over a million migrants in total could arrive in Germany in 2015 .
The German government is reportedly struggling to find housing for the large number of migrants that have arrived in the country in previous years ; the need for long - term housing solutions is pressing as winter is approaching and at least 42,000 refugees are still living in Germany . Hamburg recently took the step of seizing commercial space in order to house migrants , and other cities may follow suit as the pressure grows . Reports suggest over a million migrants in total could arrive in Germany in 2015 .