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After the fire broke out in the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, a 4-month state of emergency was declared on the island.
Prime Minister Kiryakos Miçotakis summoned the representatives of the relevant ministers and institutions to an emergency meeting to discuss the situation and the measures to be taken regarding the fire in Moria, the largest refugee camp in the country.
After the meeting attended by the Minister of Citizen Protection Mihalis Hrisohoidis, the Minister of Health Vassilis Kikilias, the Minister of Migration Policies Notis Mitaraki, the Head of the Greek Intelligence Service (EYP) Panagiotis Kontoleontas, it was announced that the state of emergency on Lesbos for 4 months from today.
Government spokesman Stelyo Petsas said Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos, Migration Policy Minister Mitaraki, and the president of the National Public Health Institution Panagiotis Arkoumaneas will go to the island and hold a press conference. joint after examination.
According to the news from the Greek official agency ANA, additional security forces were dispatched to the region to prevent the refugees from escaping the ongoing fire and walking towards the city center.
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THERE IS NO OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CAUSE OF FIRE EXIT
While it was reported that riot police also installed barricades around the camp, officials have yet to make an official statement on the cause of the fire.
At around 02:00 a fire broke out at different points in the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos.
According to initial determinations, it was reported that there were no deaths or injuries in the fire in which a large number of police and firefighters were sent to the region.
Thousands of refugees were reported to have tried to go to different parts of the city due to the fire, where thousands of tents and prefabricated houses were left in ashes.
The camp was quarantined due to 35 new types of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases detected since last week.
The Moria camp is home to approximately 12,500 refugees.
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International humanitarian organizations drew attention to the overcrowded and inhumane conditions in the camp and warned that it is not possible to provide social distance and basic hygiene conditions in the camp.
GERMANY CALL
After the great tragedy in Greece, a statement came from Germany. It is reported that the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia will accept 1,000 immigrants who stayed in the Moria camp, which was rendered unusable in the fire. “The images of Moria are terrible,” state official Armin Laschet said in a statement. People lost everything, even the roof over their heads. used the expression.
In his post on his Twitter account, German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass said: “What happened in Moria is a humanitarian tragedy” and called on other European EU member countries to lend a hand to immigrants and recruit them in their countries.
