![The remains of the Moria refugee camp after a fire burned it to the ground [Michael Graversen/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Moria-test-8.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
In the rubble of what was the largest refugee camp in Europe, some try to make a living by scavenging for metal.
From: Talk to Al Jazeera
Lesbos: Europe’s ‘scapegoat’
The Greek island’s residents discuss how years of hosting thousands of refugees and migrants have affected them.
2 Jan 2021
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![A migrant stands amid rubble in the burned camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos after a major fire broke out, on September 10, 2020. - Greek authorities on September 10 were racing to shelter thousands of asylum seekers left homeless on Lesbos after the island's main migrant camp was gutted by back-to-back fires, which destroyed the official part of the camp housing 4,000 people. Another 8,000 lived in tents and makeshift shacks around the perimeter and many were badly damaged [Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/000_8PN27W.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
The Take hears from asylum seekers and locals on the Greek island of Lesbos about the latest round of displacement.
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Urgent action is needed to protect refugees and avoid further disaster on Lesbos island and elsewhere in Greece.
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