Prime Minister Stefan Lofven of Sweden addresses attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 30, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar
(Reuters) - Sweden could receive more 150,000 asylum applications this year and a lack of accommodation means the country may have to start housing new arrivals in tents, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Friday at a press conference.
"What is happening now is one of the largest humanitarian operations in Swedish history," Lofven told a news conference.
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