Moria migrant camp fire fuels local anger as Greek authorities struggle to help refugees

In aftermath of devasting Moria fire, authorities in Greece are scrambling to house thousands of refugee men, women and children who have been forced out on ro. As per Guardian reports, Greek authorities have also h to contend with intense opposition from local officials that have demanded that Moria facility, which is Greece’s largest migrant camp, be removed from island of Lesbos.

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Fierce local opposition at Lebos

For w, Greek authorities have started erecting large white tents that will be used to temporarily house migrants. goal is to be able to house 2,000-3,000 migrants at temporary site by weekend.

As per reports, Greek migration minister tis Mitarachis has stated that his officials are doing ir utmost to ensure migrants have somewhere safe to sleep but local ministration has so far rejected all of ir proposals and is refusing to cooperate. After devastating fire, migrants young and old have been forced to sleep wherever y can find a place to lie down -- churches, graveyards, fields, supermarket car parks, and even along sides of ros.

Moria migrant camp was set up back in 2015-16 and was constituted to handle massive wave of migration into Europe. camp is currently occupied by people fleeing war and poverty in Middle East, Africa, and Asia and was originally designed to house 2,750 people.

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German and France offer help

Earlier this week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to take on responsibility of 400 unaccompanied mirs from Moria migrant camp. children will be moved to or parts of European Union as per deal.

During a panel discussion in Berlin, Angela Merkel state that European Union nations must assume ‘shared responsibility’ for migrant crisis. Following Germany and France’s example, Nerlands has also offered to accept 100 families with children from Moria migrant camp which is home to some 13,000 people.

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