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Lesbos' migrants sleep on the streets after fire at Moria camp

Thousands of migrants slept on the streets on the Greek island of Lesbos after being evacuated from their camp as fires broke out early on Wednesday.

Greece

Thousands of migrants flee massive fire at Lesbos camp

Some 12,500 people were living at the Moria camp and the surrounding area.

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Euroviews. It’s time the EU ended the cynical stalling game endangering lives in the Mediterranean ǀ View

Implementing a plan that reflects a shared responsibility among its member states is the only way the EU will end the deaths or indefinite languishing at sea of migrants crossing the Mediterranean for a better life.

France

Protests call for closure of migrant detention centre in Marseille

Dozens of people protested outside a migrant detention centre in the French city of Marseille on Saturday, insisting those inside were at risk of catching COVID-19

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Italy

New party representing second-generation migrants launches in Italy

The party is called 'Future is Now' and was founded by the son of two Morrocan migrants.

United Kingdom

English Channel migrants 'forced onto boats' to make perilous crossing

Dan O'Mahoney, charged with stopping the sea journeys from France to England, says many migrants are at the mercy of smugglers and unaware of their destination.

Greece

COVID-19: Crowded Greek refugee camp quarantined after case confirmed

As of Aug. 31, the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos housed 12,714 people, well over its capacity of 2,757.

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Alan Kurdi anniversary: Migrant children 'worse off' than 5 years ago

Five years ago, the picture of three-year-old Alan Kurdi washed up dead on a Turkish beach shocked the world. Nevertheless, refugee and migrant children are "often worse off" now than in 2015, says Save the Children.

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Migrants move off Banksy rescue vessel as ships come to its aid

All migrants aboard a rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy have been transferred to other boats, the team behind the mission said after its pink and white boat carrying more than 200 passengers sent out an urgent appeal for help.

Turkey

Turkish lake turns into migrant graveyard

Lake Van, Turkey's biggest lake in the far east of the country, makes up part of the deadly route for Afghan, Pakistani and other migrants seeking security and economic opportunities in Europe.

Italy

'Unsustainable': Lampedusa calls for help after mass migrant arrival

The Italian coast guard also transported to Lampedusa another 49 people on Saturday from Banksy's rescue ship Louise Michel.

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Banksy funds pink boat to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean

The ship's website said the vessel "is as agile as she is pink" and that Banksy bought it with the proceeds of his sold artwork and decorated it with a fire extinguisher.

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Sea-Watch 4 rescue boat seeks port for 200 migrants in the Mediterranean

The Sea-Watch 4 vessel of the German NGO has been waiting for several days for port permission to disembark the rescued migrants in the central Mediterranean.

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Migrant rescue ship seeking a port to dock at after Malta refusal

A rescue ship with more than 200 migrants aboard is struggling to find a port that it can dock at.

Greece

Greek coast guard rescues 96 migrants from sinking yacht

Search and rescue operations continued on Wednesday, as the total number of people on board is not known.

Spain

Spanish police dismantle two networks smuggling migrants into France

Fifteen people have been arrested including three in the Spanish capital, Madrid, and one in Lleida, a city in the north-eastern province of Catalonia.

France

UK and France 'seek to completely cut' Channel migrant boat route

UK and French immigration ministers held talks in Paris on Tuesday after a recent surge in migrants trying to reach England in small boats.

United Kingdom

UK could tighten law on asylum applications after Channel crossings

The UK's prime minister said on Monday that he wanted to work with France to curb the number of migrants attempting to cross the Channel.

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UK military to step in to intercept migrant boats in Dover

Britain’s military said Saturday it has been asked by the government to help prevent people from reaching the UK from France in small boats.

Greece

Seven dead in Greece as car carrying migrants crashes into roadworks

The migrants were believed to have recently entered the country when the crash happened, according to police.