Fire ravages Europe’s largest migrant camp on Lesbos

By Elinda Labropoulou, Chris Liakos, Stephanie Halasz and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN
Updated 5:56 AM EDT, Thu September 10, 2020
Refugees and migrants run as fire burns in the Moria refugee camp on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Fire Service officials say a large refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos has been partially evacuated despite a COVID-19 lockdown after fires broke out at multiple points around the site early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas)
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Athens, Greece CNN  — 

Europe’s largest migrant camp, Moria, has been devastated by massive fires that broke out early Wednesday at the overcrowded site on Greece’s Lesbos island.

Greek authorities believe that the fires were started by Moria camp residents expressing “dissatisfaction” with coronavirus-related lockdown measures. The camp has been under lockdown after 35 people tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week.

The refugee camp is home to an estimated 13,000 people, more than six times its maximum capacity of 2,200 people. More than 4,000 children, including 407 unaccompanied minors, live in the camp, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency.