Thousands of refugees and migrants have spent a third night in the open on the Greek island of Lesbos after two successive nights of fires in the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp left them homeless. Others used tents or had just sleeping bags to protect them from the elements. Tuesday night’s fire left around 3,500 of the camp’s inhabitants homeless, Greek migration officials said. But the remnants of the camp were burned down on Wednesday night, leaving the remaining inhabitants with nowhere to stay. However, a backlog in asylum applications, combined with continued arrivals and few deportations, led to massive overcrowding in Moria and other camps on eastern Aegean islands.

Source: Irish Independent September 11, 2020 08:48 UTC