Thousands need aid after fire destroys Europe’s largest refugee camp

Greek minister calls situation on Lesbos an unprecedented humanitarian crisis'

Thousands of people urgently require emergency shelter and aid after a fire destroyed Europe's largest refugee camp, on the Greek island of Lesbos.

As the Greek government declared a state of emergency and a delegation of officials rushed to the north-eastern Aegean island, the sheer scale of devastation wrought by the overnight blaze became increasingly evident.