Chios case highlights deplorable conditions on islands despite EU allocating millions of euros to improve facilities, aid workers say At a desolate refugee camp on the Greek island of Chios earlier this week, a young man died alone in a tent. By the time the guards arrived on the scene, about 12 hours after the Somali refugee’s death, the body was surrounded by rodents. Asylum seekers who had initially alerted staff spoke in horror at seeing rats and mice swarming about. Related: Revealed: 2,000 refugee deaths linked to illegal EU pushbacks Continue reading...
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