Greece steps up migrant transfers after Lesbos clashes


  • World
  • Monday, 30 Sep 2019

A migrant is seen inside his tent at a makeshift camp next to the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos Greece September 27 2019. REUTERSAlkis KonstantinidisFile Photo

A migrant is seen inside his tent at a makeshift camp next to the Moria camp, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo

LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Greece will keep moving asylum seekers from overcrowded camps on its islands to the mainland, government officials said on Monday, after a woman died following clashes and a fire at a refugee camp on the island of Lesbos.

The violent clashes began at the Moria refugee camp on Sunday after a fire broke out inside a shipping container, one of the means Greek authorities use to house refugees. At least 17 people were hurt. [nL5N26K0K1]

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