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It is said that a fire broke out in the refugee camp on the island of Lesbos. Reports on Twitter speak of a “catastrophe.” The background is still unclear.
According to reports on social media, there is a fire in the overcrowded Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. Images of the fire were seen on Twitter Tuesday night. The exact background is still unclear. Around 12,600 refugees and migrants currently live in Moria with a capacity of only 2,800 places.
The aid organization “Mission Lifeline” spoke in a tweet of a “riot” in the countryside. “Captured refugees defend themselves from cordoning off,” he says.
In the refugee camp #Moria in #Lesbos apparently the catastrophe occurs in these minutes. Parts of the camp, which is completely overcrowded with 13,000 people, are on fire. According to eyewitnesses, the situation is out of control. Moria was wg. Covid_19 has been cordoned off. @world
– Team Röhn (@Tim_Roehn) September 8, 2020
After 35 people in the camp recently tested positive for the corona virus, the Athens authorities quarantined the entire camp until September 15. This had preceded 2,000 tests since the virus was discovered in one of the camp’s residents last week.
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