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Fire breaks out at Greece's overcrowded Moria refugee camp
Al-Reuters ^ | September 8, 2020 8:33 PM | Elias Marcou and Giorgos Moutafis

Posted on 09/08/2020 6:56:03 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Fire broke out at Greece’s overcrowded migrant camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos in early hours of Wednesday, fire brigade officials said.

The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear, with fires burning both inside and outside the facility, a fire brigade official said.

A police official said that migrants were being taken to safety. People were seen leaving the camp, carrying their luggage in their hands, Reuters witnesses said. […]

Lesbos, which lies just off the Turkish coast, was on the front line of a massive movement of refugees and migrants to Europe in 2015-2016. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, since March 1, all migrants reaching the island have been quarantined away from the camps. …

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: greece; lesbos; moria; rop
Moria? Fire? That’s what they get for allowing balrogs.
1 posted on 09/08/2020 6:56:03 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Wouldn’t be surprised if they set it themselves, so they would get moved.


2 posted on 09/08/2020 7:01:20 PM PDT by Spirit of Liberty (It's morning in America again!)
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To: Olog-hai

The migrants should have been taken to their own countries.


3 posted on 09/08/2020 7:03:04 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents|Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Olog-hai
now they will get a new camp to live in
4 posted on 09/08/2020 7:18:31 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: Olog-hai

You can bet Turkey is going to try some shenanigans.


5 posted on 09/08/2020 7:24:32 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Olog-hai

Fly you fools!


6 posted on 09/08/2020 7:25:35 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

A camp called Moria, on the island of Lesbos. All they need now is a camp on some other island called Caradhras or something . . .


7 posted on 09/08/2020 7:39:08 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

“The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear...”

Heat, fuel and oxygen in close proximity.


8 posted on 09/08/2020 7:39:50 PM PDT by moovova
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To: Olog-hai

“Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity!”


9 posted on 09/08/2020 7:43:46 PM PDT by struggle
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To: Olog-hai

Where’s Medusa when you need her?


10 posted on 09/08/2020 7:45:05 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!)
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Fire broke out at Greece’s ..... on the island of Lesbos

That's HOT.

(cue 1970's porn music)

11 posted on 09/08/2020 7:48:39 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("Black Lives Matter" becomes "Terse TV Blackmail"..... #AnagramsNeverLie)
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To: Olog-hai

50-50 chance the “migrants” set it.

Refugees in Greece start fires and children are knocked over as crowds clash with police
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwAu69PPOws


12 posted on 09/08/2020 8:44:25 PM PDT by tbw2
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