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After the devastating Moria fire, the first refugees have moved to a makeshift camp on Lesbos. Meanwhile, according to a media report, the Greek authorities are hampering foreign aid.
Four days after the great fire in the Moria refugee camp, the first migrants have moved to a new temporary tent camp on the island of Lesbos. Yesterday afternoon, according to the Greek police, around 200 migrants were admitted and a few dozen awaited their hygiene and security checks. The new Kara Tepe camp is designed for 3000 people.
The completely overcrowded Moria camp, where many refugees had been trapped in inhumane conditions for years, was almost completely destroyed by fires on Tuesday and Wednesday. According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), 11,500 people, including 4,000 children, have been made homeless. According to the Greek news agency ANA, the fires started on Tuesday after protests by some residents of the camp, who were reportedly to be quarantined after a positive corona test. According to the authorities, as of Saturday, 27 of the 35 residents of the camp with proven coronavirus infection had not yet been found.
Report: Greece hinders foreign aid
Meanwhile, local authorities make foreign aid considerably difficult for immigrants staying in Greece, according to a media report. As “Welt am Sonntag” reports, a Technical Relief Organization (THW) project failed in March due to “political problems”. On behalf of the federal government, the water supply on the Aegean island of Samos should be improved.
THW’s report to the Federal Ministry of the Interior said of the project’s failure: “Apparently technical problems (not enough water in the new camp) turn out to be political problems on closer inspection (for example, disconnection of the main line of water to the new camp) and therefore cannot technically, but only politically. ” According to the THW, the main water line in the refugee camp was disconnected by a local administration due to protests from the population.
In addition, there were indications of a well in the immediate vicinity, which the THW could not find because the island administrations “supposedly do not know the exact location”. The possibilities of EU infrastructure projects have also not been exploited sufficiently. Of the 310 million euros made available, only 70 million came out, the newspaper reported, citing the THW report.
Discussion on refugee accommodation
The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) had committed to financing the water project in Samos, which has yet to be implemented. More than 25,000 people live in overcrowded camps on the Aegean islands of Leros, Samos, Lesbos, Kos and Chios.
Many of the refugees no longer want to stay in Lesbos, but mainly in Germany. The admission of homeless refugees from Moria is further explored here. Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) announced on Friday that up to 150 minors would be removed from the camp.
