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Oct
14
2020
By The African Mirror
No country for men, women or children

No country for men, women or children

MULTIMEDIA
VINCENT HAIGES AFTER a fire broke out in the largest refugee camp in Europe, migrants slept on the street before being rounded up into a rebuilt camp, which lacks food, water and health services. On 8 September 2020, Moria Camp, the biggest refugee camp in Europe and a symbol of the continent’s inhumane policy towards migrants, burst into flames.  When the fires broke out, people left in a panic, grabbing their children and leaving behind their few possessions. Many settled on a one-and-a-half kilometre stretch of coastal road, close to Mytilene, the small capital of Lesbos. Migrants slept on the…
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Sep
13
2020
By The African Mirror
Police fire teargas as migrants demand to leave Greek island after fire

Police fire teargas as migrants demand to leave Greek island after fire

NEWS
LEFTERIS PAPADIMAS  GREEK police fired teargas during a protest by angry migrants left homeless by a blaze at Europe's largest refugee centre, who demanded to leave the island of Lesbos as authorities started building a new encampment for them. More than 12,000 people, most from Africa and Afghanistan, have been sleeping rough since flames swept through the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp earlier this week. Some residents had COVID-19, raising fears the outbreak could spread. Under a hot sun on Saturday, hundreds of migrants, many chanting "Freedom" and "No Camp", gathered as bulldozers cleared ground in preparation for tents to be…
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Sep
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Thousands homeless after fire guts migrant camp on Greek island

Thousands homeless after fire guts migrant camp on Greek island

WORLD
THOUSANDS of migrants were left without shelter on Wednesday after overnight fires gutted their overcrowded camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, and authorities warned that some asylum seekers who tested positive for COVID-19 could spread the virus. The Moria camp, which hosts more than 12,000 people, was "probably totally destroyed", one Greek migration official said. Authorities said they were investigating arson at the sprawling camp. Early Wednesday evening, a new fire broke out, sending those who remained on site fleeing. A Reuters witness reported seeing a 'huge' column of black smoke emerging from the camp. Live images showed people…
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