Fire breaks out at Moria migrant camp on Greek island of Lesbos - News Summed Up

Fire breaks out at Moria migrant camp on Greek island of Lesbos


Two people were killed and two others were injured after a fire broke out at a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos late on Thursday, a police official told Reuters. The official said that a 66-year-old woman and a six-year old child were killed when a tent caught fire in the camp of Moria. Bulgarian police fire rubber bullets during migrant camp riot Read morePolice and the fire brigade were investigating the scene, a government official said, adding that initial evidence showed the fire was probably caused by accident. Clashes broke out following the incident between dozens of migrants and police, officials said. More than 6,000 migrants and refugees are stranded on the island of Lesbos, twice the capacity of state facilities.


Source: The Guardian November 25, 2016 00:18 UTC



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