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Greek police move hundreds of migrants into new refugee camp after Moria fire

By Associated Press

Sept. 17, 2020

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Migrants gather at the new temporary refugee camp in Kara Tepe, on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece. More than 5,000 asylum seekers left homeless after Greece's notoriously overcrowded Moria camp on the island of Lesbos burnt down have now been housed in a new facility, the country's migration minister said Thursday afternoon.
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The new temporary refugee camp is seen from above on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece. More than 5,000 asylum seekers left homeless after Greece's notoriously overcrowded Moria camp on the island of Lesbos burnt down have now been housed in a new facility, the country's migration minister said Thursday afternoon.
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Migrants wait to enter a new temporary refugee camp in Kara Tepe, near Mytilene the capital of the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece. Greek police are moving hundreds of migrants to an army-built camp on the island of Lesbos Thursday after a fire destroyed an overcrowded facility, leaving them homeless for days.
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Migrants wait to enter a new temporary refugee camp in Kara Tepe, near Mytilene the capital of the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece. Greek police are moving hundreds of migrants to an army-built camp on the island of Lesbos Thursday after a fire destroyed an overcrowded facility, leaving them homeless for days.
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A boy and a man carry their belongings on their way to the new temporary refugee camp in Kara Tepe, near Mytilene the capital of the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece. Greek police are moving hundreds of migrants to an army-built camp on the island of Lesbos Thursday after a fire destroyed an overcrowded facility, leaving them homeless for days.
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Migrants sleep on a road leading from Moria to the capital of Mytilene, on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece. Greek police are moving hundreds of migrants to an army-built camp on the island of Lesbos Thursday after a fire destroyed an overcrowded facility, leaving them homeless for days.
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Migrants sleep on a road leading from Moria to the capital of Mytilene, on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece. Greek police are moving hundreds of migrants to an army-built camp on the island of Lesbos Thursday after a fire destroyed an overcrowded facility, leaving them homeless for days.
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Migrants carry their belongings as they flee a road leading from Moria to the capital of Mytilene, on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece. A Greek police operation is underway on the island of Lesbos to move thousands of migrants and refugees left homeless after a fire destroyed their overcrowded camp, into a new facility on the island.
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Homeless Afghan refugee Ayoub Husseini, who has lost the use of his legs after a construction accident, sits on a blanket with his belongings on the terrace of a commercial building on the island of Lesbos. Greece. Ayoub who hopes to receive medical treatment for his injuries in Europe, is one of thousands of asylum-seekers left homeless after a fire gutted Moria refugee camp on the island.
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A dog sits next to migrants as they they sleep on a road leading from Moria to the capital of Mytilene, on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece. Greek police are moving hundreds of migrants to an army-built camp on the island of Lesbos Thursday after a fire destroyed an overcrowded facility, leaving them homeless for days.
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Homeless Afghan refugee Ayoub Husseini, who has lost the use of his legs after a construction accident, sits on a blanket with his belongings on the terrace of a commercial building on the island of Lesbos. Greece. Ayoub who hopes to receive medical treatment for his injuries in Europe, is one of thousands of asylum-seekers left homeless after a fire gutted Moria refugee camp on the island.
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People listen to speeches during a protest demanding the relocation of refugees who were left homeless after a fire destroyed the camp on the Greek island of Lesbos known as Moria, in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. Fires swept through the overcrowded camp at Moria on two nights last week, prompting more than 12,000 migrants and refugees to flee.
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People listen to speeches during a protest demanding the relocation of refugees who were left homeless after a fire destroyed the camp on the Greek island of Lesbos known as Moria, in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. Fires swept through the overcrowded camp at Moria on two nights last week, prompting more than 12,000 migrants and refugees to flee.
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People listen to speeches during a protest demanding the relocation of refugees who were left homeless after a fire destroyed the camp on the Greek island of Lesbos known as Moria, in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. Fires swept through the overcrowded camp at Moria on two nights last week, prompting more than 12,000 migrants and refugees to flee.
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