Eldorado Posted September 9, 2020 #1 Share Posted September 9, 2020 "Fire has destroyed Greece's largest migrant camp, the overcrowded Moria facility on the island of Lesbos. "About 25 firefighters with 10 engines battled the flames as migrants were evacuated. Some suffered injuries from smoke exposure. "It is unclear how the fires began, with some blaming the migrants and others blaming Greek locals." Full report at the BBC: Link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal_scout Posted September 10, 2020 #2 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Only morons would destroy their own accommodation - assuming it was suspicious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted September 12, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted September 12, 2020 "According to reports in Greek media, over 2,000 migrants are gathering along the main road leading toward the now burned migrant camp of Moria on Friday. "They are demanding to leave the island of Lesvos, chanting “Freedom, Freedom” to police officers who are attempting to control the crowd." Full report at the Greek Reporter: Link 23secs video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted September 12, 2020 #4 Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/10/2020 at 11:04 AM, ethereal_scout said: Only morons would destroy their own accommodation - assuming it was suspicious. No really. They may have done it to force the authorities hands to resettle them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted September 13, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Latest: "Greek riot police fired tear gas at protesting asylum seekers on Lesbos island on Saturday as tensions simmered following the catastrophic fire that ripped through Europe's largest migrant camp this week." France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/20200912-teargas-fired-at-migrant-protesters-on-greek-island-of-lesbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted September 14, 2020 #6 Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) This from the Guardian... "...Echoing other government officials who had alluded to arson, Koumoutsakos said it appeared the blaze broke out “as the result of the discontent” among camp residents over lockdown measures being prolonged following a positive virus test for a Somali asylum seeker." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/09/thousands-need-aid-after-fire-destroys-europes-largest-refugee-camp What is a Somalian doing seekin asylum in Greece, of all places ? It is over 8000km away ? Edited September 14, 2020 by RoofGardener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted September 16, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Six arrested over Lesvos camp blaze Ekathimerini (local news): Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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