'We are calling...for the emergency relocation of the most vulnerable,' Médecins Sans Frontières Head Of Mission in Greece Tommaso Santo said.
For years, refugee advocacy groups have been calling on the international community to step in to address the severe overcrowding and"appalling" conditions at Greece's Moria refugee camp, one of the most notorious refugee camps in Europe.
"When you put 13,000 people in a space designed for 3,000, just the fact that people are sleeping on top of each other creates a lot of tension," Médecins Sans Frontières Head Of Mission in Greece Tommaso Santo toldWith more demonstrations expected to take place on Tuesday, Santo said that MSF is calling for the international community to step in and help facilitate"emergency relocation of the most vulnerable" living at the camp.
"The danger that they feel at the camps...it's really tangible," Santo said. And, right now, he explained,"the situation is tense." Their treatment of protesters, who have accused firefighters and first responders of being too slow to respond to the blaze, have only further stoked outrage among those living at Moria, with more demonstrations planned for Tuesday."Just this year, there have been 41,000 from the beginning of the year," he said.
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