Tear gas fired during migrant protests on Greek island of Lesbos

A migrant woman and children shouting in fear (left) after police threw tear gas during clashes yesterday near the city of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, a few days after fires destroyed the Moria refugee camp. Migrants throwing stones (belo
A migrant woman and children shouting in fear after police threw tear gas during clashes yesterday near the city of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, a few days after fires destroyed the Moria refugee camp. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
A migrant woman and children shouting in fear (left) after police threw tear gas during clashes yesterday near the city of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, a few days after fires destroyed the Moria refugee camp. Migrants throwing stones (belo
Migrants throwing stones during a protest to demand shelter after the catastrophic fires which left thousands of asylum seekers stranded. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Updated
Sep 13, 2020, 09:05 AM
Published
Sep 13, 2020, 05:00 AM

Round-the-clock efforts to find temporary shelter for those made homeless by the fires were still inadequate, rights groups said.

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