A fire destroyed the tents of thousands of refugees in a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. Hundreds of refugees protested against the construction of a new camp, saying they want to leave the island.
Refugees from the Moria camp protest near Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, a few days after a fire destroyed the refugee camp.Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images
After the fires, Greek officials relocated more than 400 unaccompanied children to mainland Greece, according to
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