Published : 30-10-2017
Hundreds of Palestinian and Syrian migrants are facing severe hardship on the Greek islands as winter approaches, due to the low temperatures and associated weather conditions, as well as the heavy snowfall, while they are having to live in canvas tents, in forests and grasslands, that are not qualified to protect them from the cold and storms.
According to the Palestinian refugees, they arrived to the islands of Chios, Samos and Lesbos Mytilene. The packed refugee camps and the lack of sufficient space, the failure of the Greek authorities to respond to their demands, the absence of relief assistance and the delay in bringing tents and blankets, caused them to buy tents at their own expense, and set them up near the overcrowded refugee camps.
Since the Turkish-European agreement on 20-3-2016, the refugees are trapped on the Greek islands until the completion of the asylum procedures and the adjudication of the cases. After the approval is provided, the refugees are moved to the Greek mainland.
Hundreds of Palestinian and Syrian migrants are facing severe hardship on the Greek islands as winter approaches, due to the low temperatures and associated weather conditions, as well as the heavy snowfall, while they are having to live in canvas tents, in forests and grasslands, that are not qualified to protect them from the cold and storms.
According to the Palestinian refugees, they arrived to the islands of Chios, Samos and Lesbos Mytilene. The packed refugee camps and the lack of sufficient space, the failure of the Greek authorities to respond to their demands, the absence of relief assistance and the delay in bringing tents and blankets, caused them to buy tents at their own expense, and set them up near the overcrowded refugee camps.
Since the Turkish-European agreement on 20-3-2016, the refugees are trapped on the Greek islands until the completion of the asylum procedures and the adjudication of the cases. After the approval is provided, the refugees are moved to the Greek mainland.
