Refugee camp completely in flames: Migrants throw stones at fire brigade - many infected with corona

The Moria refugee camp on Lesbos is completely on fire.

The fire brigade has been fighting the fire all night.

The causes are still unclear.

• The Moria refugee camp on the Greek island is on fire.

• The fire brigade has been fighting the fire all night.

• Migrants and islanders accuse each other of arson.

Update

The

on the Greek island of

in a

. That said two

officers

on Wednesday on state television (ERT).

State television, which was allowed to report from the camp with a special permit, showed pictures of charred container apartments and burned tents around the camp.

The Greek interior minister and those responsible for the Corona crisis team wanted to get an idea of ​​the situation on site and announce in the evening how it should go on, said government spokesman Stelios Petsas.

Numerous fires broke out in and around the camp on Wednesday night.

The government speaks of

and has strengthened the security forces on the island. 

The

has not yet issued a statement on the situation on

.

While numerous politicians from the

have already

spoken

out on

and are demanding consequences, nothing has been heard from government members on social media in the morning hours.

There is still silence in the ranks of the Union.

Update

The

got the

, despite the strong winds now largely under control, the reports

.

There are still no official reports about possible injuries or deaths.

However, Prime Minister

has called an emergency meeting.

The

are currently being monitored by the police on a highway, according to Stratos Kytelis, Mayor of the city of Mytilene.

"It's a very difficult situation because some of those out there have tested positive for the

," said the mayor.

Greece: Refugee camp on Lesbos in flames - Violent criticism of Horst Seehofer and the EU

Update from September 9, 2020, 8.44 a.m.:

The

causing

discussions in politics.

) speaks of an

and asks why the member states have closed their eyes to these conditions for so long.

Her party colleague

calls on the

to act: “First save people, then name the guilty.

The EU member states must evacuate Moria immediately.

Hundreds of municipalities and, in Germany, entire federal states have agreed to accept the membership.

Anyone who blocks now acts with intent. "

First save people, then name the guilty.

The EU member states must evacuate #Moria immediately.

Hundreds of municipalities and, in Germany, entire federal states have agreed to accept the membership.

Anyone who blocks now acts with intent.

https://t.co/zrTGLf0FQd

- Kevin Kühnert (@KuehniKev) September 9, 2020

The

, also sees the blame on the EU: “The situation in and around

has been dangerous and explosive for many months.

During my visit in February I was able to convince myself that the EU must have an interest in relieving the camp.

The current escalation was predictable. "

NRW refugee minister Joachim Stamp (FDP) is

calling for a rapid reaction from the

"It is pathetic that the EU watched so long until

this escalation occurred

in

," said Stamp on Wednesday.

Immediate action is now necessary in order not to let a catastrophe occur.

The countries had already offered help, said Stamp.

“The federal government has to take over the coordination.

and

have so far remained inactive.

That has to change immediately. ”Since

, it has a special responsibility.

"If the

not in a position to accommodate a few thousand migrants in a humane manner, it is a declaration of bankruptcy for the European system of values."

Greece: Moria refugee camp is completely on fire - migrants throw stones at firefighters

Update from September 9, 2020, 8:08 a.m.:

Whether the

by

or

is still unclear - the information on this initially differed.

The head of operations reported on television that

the

with

after the

and tried to prevent them from doing the extinguishing work.

Special units of the riot police were in action.

Videos on social media showed wandering, scared people and also those singing "Bye bye, Moria!"

Current pictures from #Moria.

Children and families try to flee.

pic.twitter.com/eZ48e3N49d

- MISSION LIFELINE (@SEENOTRETTUNG) September 8, 2020

Many of the more than 12,000

and

fled to the surrounding forests and hills, while others made their way to the island's capital,

, as reported by the Greek media.

Sometimes island residents opposed them and blocked the way.

There have

always been

tensions in

, because of the

, the situation has now literally exploded,

the

.

One does not know where the people should be housed now, thousands are homeless.

The situation is also an enormous burden for the locals.

Greece: Moria refugee camp on Lesbos is completely in flames - was it arson?

First report from September 9, 2020:

Athens - On

several

broke out

in the Greek

on

.

According to media reports, residential containers are also on

.

Therefore, the authorities had to

the

.

The

state

reported in the early hours of the morning that almost everyone

had left the camp,

which was almost completely on

.

Strong winds, some of which reached up to 60 kilometers per hour, fanned the

.

Aid organizations and local volunteers reported on social media about people for whom smoke and flames had cut off their escape routes.

Greece: Moria refugee camp is completely in flames - Different information about causes

There

were different statements

about the causes of the

: some

spoke of

by islanders, according to other reports

had set fire themselves and then prevented the

from extinguishing the fire.

Since Tuesday evening there has been a

on the island

about 25 kilometers northwest of Moria, with which the fire brigade is fighting at the same time.

Moria is on fire.

There were always fires, but that's different, #Moria is burning.

I don't know who started the fires.

But I know that many want this degrading place to no longer exist.

We have failed politically for years.

Europe fails.

#leavenoonebehind pic.twitter.com/i2QYoO0OTU

- Erik Marquardt (@ErikMarquardt) September 8, 2020

The

has been hopelessly overcrowded for years; according to the Greek Ministry of Migration, around

currently living there

- with a capacity of just 2,800 places.

Since last week, more and more cases of

occurred, which is why the warehouse has been

.

This also led to unrest among migrants.

It was announced on Tuesday that there were 35 infected people.

The

reported that some refugees wanted to leave the camp to avoid becoming infected.

Some infected people, on the other hand, refused to leave the camp and be brought into isolation.

The catastrophic conditions in the refugee camp have already sparked many debates in German politics.

Individual federal states and cities wanted to accept refugees voluntarily.

However, Federal Interior Minister 

 (CSU) had banned this.

Just recently, NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet also wanted to get an impression of the refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

But the visit ends abruptly.

(dpa)

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