At least two migrants died yesterday in a fire at a Greek island refugee camp. The Blaze triggered rioting by angry residents. Quoting police sources, Athens News Agency reported that a woman and a child had died in the blaze at the overcrowded Moira camp on the island of Lesbos. Police fired tear gas against protesting migrants who said fire fighters were too slow to respond to the blaze.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Moria camp hosts around 13,000 people but has facilities for just 3,000. It has become like a small town with UN refugee agency tents for around 8,000 people sprawling into the olive fields of nearby Moria village. Others are housed in containers.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Greece is hosting some 70,000, mostly Syrian, refugees and migrants who have fled their countries since 2015 and crossed over from neighbouring Turkey.</span><br />
News On AIR | September 30, 2019 2:12 PM
At least two migrants die in fire at Greek island refugee camp