Moria migrants clash with local police while protesting over new camp, face tear gas

Moria migrants, who have left homeless again after a devastating fire engulfed Greece’s largest migrant facility, clashed with local police and face fired tear gas shelling on Saturday, September 12. About 13,000 migrants reside in Greece's overcrowded Moria facilities and are desperate to leave island of Lebos in hopes of a better life.

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Migrant protestors tear-gassed

In an effort to house thousands of migrants, Greek officials have set up a temporary camp wherein tents provide some semblance of safety to migrants. As per BBC reports, confrontation with police occurred near one such temporary camp.

Large scale protests have erupted with migrants demanding that y be allowed to leave island. Meanwhile, Greek government is attempting to house thousands of migrants but have run into opposition from local authorities that have demanded overcrowded camp be removed from island.

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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Germany, France offer help 

Earlier this week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to take on responsibility of 400 unaccompanied minors 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.

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