Article 57Y76 'Catastrophe' warning as thousands left homeless by Lesbos refugee camp fire

'Catastrophe' warning as thousands left homeless by Lesbos refugee camp fire

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Harriet Grant
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NGOs accuse police of blocking access to hospital for families and vulnerable migrants injured in Moria blaze

NGOs in Lesbos have warned that a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding on the roads around the still burning Moria camp, where thousands of migrants are allegedly being held by police without shelter or adequate medical help.

Annie Petros, head coordinator of of the charity Becky's Bathhouse, said she was blocked by police from taking injured people to hospital as she drove them away from the fire.

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