Syrian migrant dies in clash in
migrant camp
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| A man fixes hia tent in a camp outside of the refugee camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos.- AFP |
Bad weather and poor conditions in refugee holding camps in
Greece have sparked several violent incidents.
By John Carr
One Syrian migrant was reported killed in what the Greek
police called a brawl between Syrian and Afghan migrants in a holding camp near
Athens. Several others were injured and taken to hospital.
What triggered the fight remains unclear, but it’s almost certainly
attributable to cramped and unsanitary conditions inside Greece’s holding camps
that contain more than 50,000 refugees and migrants who are barred from going
deeper into Europe.
Syrian-Afghan gang fights have become common in the camps,
especially the big one at Moria on the island of Lesbos. Recent global
news features have graphically portrayed the sense of despair among the
inmates. Bad weather this weekend, with gale-force cold winds and
torrential rain in the wake of Hurricane Medicane, has worsened the conditions
even more, with many migrants without basic shelter.
Last week the Greek government made some moves to speed up
the process of granting political asylum to several hundred migrants, moving
them from Lesbos to more comfortable quarters on the mainland. But as
always, officials here in Athens, facing a backlash from locals, appear at a
loss as to what more to do.
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