Greek police fired tear gas during a protest by refugees and migrants seeking to leave the island of Lesbos homeless in the largest refugee camp in Europe. Under intense heat on Saturday, protesters chanted “Freedom” and “No Camp” as authorities on the other side of Lesbos began efforts to set …
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Authorities begin pitching tents in Lesbos after thousands of men, women and children were forced into a devastating fire to evacuate Greece’s largest refugee camp. Faced with fierce opposition from local officials, who were now demanding that the infamous overcrowded Moria facility be removed “once and for all” from the …
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According to the Greek Ministry of Migration, the site is located at Cara Tape, near the current camp. Army helicopters are carrying tents and other supplies to the new makeshift camp. Migrants and refugees, now lining the main road connecting the island city of Mytilene and Moriana, will be directed …
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Lesbos, Greece – After days of fire reduced Europe’s largest refugee camp to embers, flames are erupting around the erupted remains of Moria. Fire engines run back and forth on the Greek mountain to contain the new fire, weaving between the surrounding roads and families lurking on olive groves. The …
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