Published : 10-07-2021
Palestinian refugees and other migrants have been deeply concerned about their fate in the Greek camp of Moria, where they have been subjected to medical neglect and poor hygiene.
Recently, MWH volunteers disinfected the camp to help curtail the propagation of coronavirus and eliminate insects. Activists warned that the spray is toxic and puts children’s safety at serious risk.
Frequent fire outbreaks, suicide attempts, violent confrontations, and killing have turned the refugees’ life into a daily nightmare in Moria Camp.
Palestinian refugees and other migrants have been subjected to a dire humanitarian situation in Moria camp among other substandard facilities set up in Greece, most of them vastly overcrowded, unhygienic and violence-prone.
Over recent months, Moria, one of the biggest refugee camps in Europe, has been running at three times its capacity, with over 19,000 refugees.
Palestinian refugees from Syria continue to risk their lives onboard the “death boats” to Greece. Activists estimate that around 4,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria are taking shelter on Greek islands.
A few months earlier, Greece's government had come under heavy criticism from all sides after the new "tent city" migrant camp on the island of Lesbos was flooded following days of heavy rainfall across the country.
Apocalyptic scenes of families with small children wading through pools of dirty rainwater and mud, and tents being blown away by stormy weather conditions, laid bare the fragility of the Moria facility which was hastily built as a temporary measure after a series of fires destroyed the old camp at Moria.
The social media accounts of several NGOs and national newspapers published once more images and videos showing disruption at the site, with many tents completely flooded out and sunken in the mud.
The Moria camp was built to house 3,000 people but at least four times as many people have been living there.
The unsanitary conditions being endured by Moria's former inhabitants in the fields and streets of Lesbos has caused deep alarm.
Many of the asylum seekers in Moria described life there as being worse than much of what they had endured on their long, often painful journeys towards what they hoped was a better life in Europe.
Palestinian refugees and other migrants have been deeply concerned about their fate in the Greek camp of Moria, where they have been subjected to medical neglect and poor hygiene.
Recently, MWH volunteers disinfected the camp to help curtail the propagation of coronavirus and eliminate insects. Activists warned that the spray is toxic and puts children’s safety at serious risk.
Frequent fire outbreaks, suicide attempts, violent confrontations, and killing have turned the refugees’ life into a daily nightmare in Moria Camp.
Palestinian refugees and other migrants have been subjected to a dire humanitarian situation in Moria camp among other substandard facilities set up in Greece, most of them vastly overcrowded, unhygienic and violence-prone.
Over recent months, Moria, one of the biggest refugee camps in Europe, has been running at three times its capacity, with over 19,000 refugees.
Palestinian refugees from Syria continue to risk their lives onboard the “death boats” to Greece. Activists estimate that around 4,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria are taking shelter on Greek islands.
A few months earlier, Greece's government had come under heavy criticism from all sides after the new "tent city" migrant camp on the island of Lesbos was flooded following days of heavy rainfall across the country.
Apocalyptic scenes of families with small children wading through pools of dirty rainwater and mud, and tents being blown away by stormy weather conditions, laid bare the fragility of the Moria facility which was hastily built as a temporary measure after a series of fires destroyed the old camp at Moria.
The social media accounts of several NGOs and national newspapers published once more images and videos showing disruption at the site, with many tents completely flooded out and sunken in the mud.
The Moria camp was built to house 3,000 people but at least four times as many people have been living there.
The unsanitary conditions being endured by Moria's former inhabitants in the fields and streets of Lesbos has caused deep alarm.
Many of the asylum seekers in Moria described life there as being worse than much of what they had endured on their long, often painful journeys towards what they hoped was a better life in Europe.
