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11 September 2020, Greece, Moria: Migrants take part in a protest to call for their resettlement after the massive fire that burnt out the refugee camp of Moria which almost destroyed it, leaving more than 12,000 migrants homeless. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa.

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AFGHAN NATIONALS

Greek police arrest five asylum seekers for setting fire to Moria camp

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/16/20

According to police sources, the five are Afghan nationals whose asylum applications were rejected. On Tuesday evening, another fire broke out near the refugee camp on the Greek island of…

11 September 2020, Greece, Moria: A boy sits in front of policemen as migrants take part in a protest to call for their resettlement after the massive fire that burnt out the refugee camp of Moria which almost destroyed it, leaving more than 12,000 migrants homeless. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa

Finland

SOLIDARITY

Finland sends tents, sleeping pads, blankets, soap to Greek Moria camp

The Nomad Today 9/16/20

Greece has requested international assistance from the EU

10 September 2020, Greece, Moria: Migrants queue to get food, near the burnt-out Moria refugee camp that was almost completely destroyed in a fire the broke out overnight on Wednesday. More than 12,000 migrants, who lost what homes they had in the blaze that might have been intentionally set, had to spend the night on the streets. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa

Finland

REFUGEES

Finland to take 11 underage asylum seekers from Greece’s Moria camp

The Nomad Today 9/11/20

Greece has transferred more than 400 unaccompanied minor asylum seekers from the island of Lesbos to the mainland.

09 September 2020, Greece, Lesbos: Smoke rises in Moria refugee camp on the north-eastern Aegean island of Lesbos. A huge fire has almost completely destroyed the camp, home to thousands of migrants living in already dire conditions, dialing up the pressure on European countries to respond to the crisis. Photo: Arne Büttner/dpa.

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ASYLUM SEEKERS

Huge fire destroys Europe's largest refugee camp

The Nomad Today 9/9/20

Located in the island of Lesbos, Moria is infamously overcrowded. Thousands of people lived there in woeful conditions, sometimes in huts or under plastic sheeting. Norway's government has…

Moria

Greek police arrest five asylum seekers for setting fire to Moria camp

Finland sends tents, sleeping pads, blankets, soap to Greek Moria camp

Finland to take 11 underage asylum seekers from Greece’s Moria camp

Huge fire destroys Europe's largest refugee camp

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