Eirini Papanastasiou, field coordinator for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), spoke to Newsweek about the fire in Greece's Vathy refugee camp. Papanastasiou said nearly all of the 6,000 people staying at the camp were displaced by the blaze. View external media.
Newsweek: Major fire breaks out at overcrowded refugee camp, forcing thousands to flee
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On October 14, a fire broke out in the reception and identification center in Vathy camp on Samos island.
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Oct 15, 2019
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