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After the fire in the Greek refugee camp of Moria, according to a newspaper report, around 50 unaccompanied minor refugees arrived in Germany on Wednesday. Eighteen children in need of treatment and their families, who had been promised admission before the fire, reported “Bild am Sonntag” with reference to information from the Interior Ministry, are said to sit with them on the plane.
Thus, a total of 400 minors from Lesbos have already been brought to mainland Greece. Several countries had agreed to accept these refugees: a total of 150 can enter Germany.
Nine thousand refugees live in a new makeshift camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. According to the Greek Ministry of Migration, the tent city built after the fire in the Moria refugee camp is designed for a maximum of 10,000 people.
In early September a source of infection of 35 infected people was discovered in the Moria camp. A short time later, the camp caught fire. According to official information, 12,700 people were left homeless in the fire. They were then forced to sleep on the side of the road, in parking lots and even in a cemetery. Some found space under makeshift awnings or in tents. Greek prosecutors accuse six young Afghans of starting the fires. (A team of SPIEGEL editors reconstructed the case.)
Algerian coast guard reaches hundreds of migrants
Meanwhile, the Algerian coast guard has recovered three bodies in the Mediterranean in a week and has prevented more than 750 migrants from crossing into Europe. The Defense Ministry said that several ships carrying 755 migrants were picked up off the Algerian coast from Sunday to Friday. On Monday, the ministry had already announced that ten people had drowned and that 485 migrants had been detained in the previous days.
Most of the immigrants heading to Europe from Algeria are Algerian citizens. Despite a 2009 law establishing penalties of up to six months for migrants without the required documents, thousands of Algerians, mostly young people, are making the dangerous journey.
According to current figures from the European border protection agency Frontex, more than 6,000 Algerians arrived in Europe illegally in the first eight months of 2020. According to some experts, the number of unreported cases is likely to be significantly higher. According to Spanish media reports, more than 800 Algerians landed on the Spanish coast on the last weekend of July.
