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Huge migrant influx scares off Greek island tourists | |
2019-06-24 | |
[DW] Tourists are avoiding the Greek island of Samos due to the shocking situation at the Vathy migrant camp, which has grown into a sprawling settlement. Locals and asylum-seekers feel authorities have abandoned them. "That camp is our shame," says a teacher on Samos, pointing to a refugee center near the town of Vathy. The camp, set up in 2016 following the Europe ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... an Union's controversial refugee deal with ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... , is home to The Greek island of Samos is just a stone's throw from the It's no wonder Greek locals are appalled by the camp: originally intended for just 650 asylum-seekers, it's now home to about 4,000 INHUMANE CONDITIONS Some 1,500 "We have to deal with rats and snakes, we don't have toilets, showers or access to drinking water," says a 30-year-old woman from Congo who lives near the camp. She says many Greek people accuse people like her of coming to Europe just for the money. But that's not the case, she says, stressing that her country is embroiled in conflict. She will only be able to make her case to Greek authorities in March 2021. She's desperate, and can't fathom giving birth to her child in this makeshift camp, where
"Belgian authorities have to grant us asylum; they colonized our country. Making it to Belgium will be like reaching home," he says. The couple left their children behind so that they can first sort out their asylum status ‐ though that's proving difficult. So far, they're still waiting for an appointment to see the Greek authorities about their application. He says they currently receive €90 (about $100) in assistance every month, of which they have to spend €2.50 euro on bank fees. "How are we supposed to live off that?" he asks, incredulously. | |
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