A fire broke out in the Vathy refugee camp on the Greek island of Samos on Sunday evening (September 20). According to the local portal “Samos24”, firefighters managed to quickly control the situation.
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On the night of September 8-9, the Moria refugee camp burned down completely /VANGELIS PAPANTONIS /PAP / EPA
A fire broke out in the part of the camp where juvenile migrants were detained. One of them went to the hospital, and the rest, about 60 people, to the hotel where they are to stay for several days.
Local authorities said three containers burned down. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Last Tuesday, a fire broke out on the outskirts of the same facility. The fire was put out. Police detained 13 people suspected of arson.
There are around 4,600 migrants in the Vathy camp, although it is designed for around 650 people.
Camp Moria, the largest in Europe, opened five years ago at the height of the migration crisis, burned to the ground on the night of September 8-9. There were 12 thousand people left without a roof over their heads. people.
Greek authorities claim that the camp was set on fire by the migrants themselves to bring them to the mainland.
The Moria camp existed since 2015, it was inhabited by over 12 thousand. migrants from the Middle East, Africa and Asia, although it was intended for 2,750 people.
