Published : 25-01-2020
Some 465 Palestinian refugees from Syria have been deeply concerned about their fate in the tension-stricken Moria camp, pitched on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Frequent fire outbreaks, suicide attempts, violent confrontations, and killing have turned the refugees’ life into a daily nightmare. At least two migrants were fatally stabbed in the camp in less than one month after confrontations burst out between migrants.
Official Greek statistics indicate that there are 10 refugees in Moria Hospital, as a result of wounds sustained in confrontations or burglary attacks in the overcrowded facility.
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 12,000 refugees.
A few months earlier, UNICEF warned that the number of unaccompanied migrant minors staying in overcrowded reception centers on the Greek islands exceeds 1,100, the highest level since the peak of the refugee crisis in early 2016, calling on European countries to do more to protect vulnerable children.
Palestinian refugees from Syria continue to risk their lives onboard the “death boats” to Greece, rummaging around for a momentary respite from the daily scenes of bloodshed and destruction.
Activists estimate that around 4,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria are taking shelter on Greece islands.
Some 465 Palestinian refugees from Syria have been deeply concerned about their fate in the tension-stricken Moria camp, pitched on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Frequent fire outbreaks, suicide attempts, violent confrontations, and killing have turned the refugees’ life into a daily nightmare. At least two migrants were fatally stabbed in the camp in less than one month after confrontations burst out between migrants.
Official Greek statistics indicate that there are 10 refugees in Moria Hospital, as a result of wounds sustained in confrontations or burglary attacks in the overcrowded facility.
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 12,000 refugees.
A few months earlier, UNICEF warned that the number of unaccompanied migrant minors staying in overcrowded reception centers on the Greek islands exceeds 1,100, the highest level since the peak of the refugee crisis in early 2016, calling on European countries to do more to protect vulnerable children.
Palestinian refugees from Syria continue to risk their lives onboard the “death boats” to Greece, rummaging around for a momentary respite from the daily scenes of bloodshed and destruction.
Activists estimate that around 4,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria are taking shelter on Greece islands.
