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Jan 2021. The Day Moria Burned Part 3

The migrant camp, Moria, on Lesbos was nearly burned down last year. It is unclear exactly how the fires started, but Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi said the “incidents in Moria began with the asylum seekers because of the quarantine imposed”. Some of the 35 people who had tested positive for Covid-19 had reportedly refused… Continue reading Jan 2021. The Day Moria Burned Part 3

Jan 2021. The Day Moria Burned Part 2

The largest migrant camp in Greece, on Lesbos, was burned down by fire. Fires broke out in more than three places in a short space of time, local fire chief Konstantinos Theofilopoulos told state television channel ERT. Some protesting migrants hindered firefighters who tried to tackle the flames, he said. The main blaze, which was… Continue reading Jan 2021. The Day Moria Burned Part 2

Jan 2021. The Day Moria Burned Part 1

Fires have destroyed Greece’s largest migrant camp, an overcrowded facility on the island of Lesbos, leaving nearly 13,000 people without shelter. Some 20 firefighters battled the blaze at the Moria camp – designed for fewer than 3,000 people – as migrants, many suffering from smoke exposure, fled. Greece’s migration minister said the fires “began with… Continue reading Jan 2021. The Day Moria Burned Part 1

Sep 2020. Greek Refugee Camp Destroyed by Fire Part 2

An aerial view of destroyed shelters following a fire at the Moria camp for refugees and migrants on the Island of Lesbos, Greece September 9, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Lesbos, Greece – In the middle of the burned remains that were once the Moria refugee camp lies a notebook left behind by one of the thousands of people who rushed to save their lives when fires tore through the sprawling refugee camp on Lesbos. On one page, a few basic sentences. The book had belonged… Continue reading Sep 2020. Greek Refugee Camp Destroyed by Fire Part 2

Sep 2020. Greek Refugee Camp Destroyed by Fire Part 1

Fires have destroyed Greece’s largest migrant camp, an overcrowded facility on the island of Lesbos, leaving nearly 13,000 people without shelter. Some 20 firefighters battled the blaze at the Moria camp – designed for fewer than 3,000 people – as migrants, many suffering from smoke exposure, fled. Greece’s migration minister said the fires “began with… Continue reading Sep 2020. Greek Refugee Camp Destroyed by Fire Part 1