Huge Fire Breaks Out at Lesbos Migrant Camp After Day of Protest

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Thousands of migrants were reportedly evacuated from the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island Lesbos after a large fire broke out on Monday evening, September 19.
Greek news media reported that hundreds of migrants had been staging protests at Moria and other camps over rumours of mass deportations to Turkey.A volunteer for rescue charity Lifeguards Hellas told Storyful, migrants began staging a protest earlier in the day over the number of new arrivals and conditions in the camp before the situation deteriorated and clashes broke out between two migrant groups. Footage circulated on Twitter showed the protests throughout the day. Credit: Mochament Faisal Naasan Agha