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It began to burn in the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos overnight on Wednesday, writes Reuters.
According to CNN Greece, the fire unfolded overnight and has burned in at least three places in the huge camp: Vatousa, Antissa and Moria.
28 firefighters are fighting the flames in the camp. The evacuation has begun by the 12,000 people in the field. It is burning both inside and outside the camp. It is not known how the fire broke out.
– The whole camp is on fire. At half past ten they told me it was burning in five places. These fires have just spread. New fires happen all the time. It’s chaos, says Shirin Tinnesand, who works for “Stand by me Lesbos” on Lesbos, on Norwegian TV2.
Migrants flee – entry denied
According to the Greek media, the migrants are fleeing the refugee camp. Images from the site show people, with everything they own, leaving the camp. Many are banned from nearby cities.
According to the Norwegian Dagbladet, which refers to the organization Stand my be Lesbos ”, there is also information that the rescue service cannot reach the fires.
Moria was quarantined last week after a person at the camp tested positive for corona. Subsequently, 34 other cases of corona have been found.
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