Published 15:43 IST, September 13th 2020

Moria residents relieved migrants moved elsewhere

The residents of Moria village in Lesbos have expressed relief that a new camp is being built somewhere else after fires gutted the nearby migrant camp in the midst of a coronavirus lockdown earlier in the week.

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residents of Moria village in Lesbos have expressed relief that a new camp is being built somewhere else after fires gutted nearby migrant camp in midst of a coronavirus lockdown earlier in week.

After five years with Greece's largest refugee camp at its doorstep, village has h a tense coexistence with migrants located less than 600 metres away.

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Moria camp was built to house around 2,750 but overcrowding led to more than 12,500 people living in squalor, who have now been left homeless by blazes on Tuesday and Wednesday.

On Sunday, village residents Petros Bracoulas and Makis Kouklaras said y want camp to be closed for good.

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A new closed facility is being built by Greek army at a former artillery range 4 km down ro from Moria.

(Image Credit: AP)

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15:43 IST, September 13th 2020